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Red apple hanging from a branch against blue sky – Antique Wall Art

Red apple hanging from a branch against blue sky — historic image
Red apple hanging from a branch against blue sky. Historic image from the Fruit & Vegetable Labels collection.

(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

Description

This rare historic image captures Red apple hanging from a branch against blue sky in remarkable detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.

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Red apple hanging from a branch against blue sky

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Hanging alone against a clear blue sky, this red apple stands apart from the crate-label art that usually fills a board like this one, where most pieces show a cluster of fruit or a whole orchard scene. The composition is simple: one glossy fruit, its stem tied to a bare branch, and open air behind it. Images like this were often used to suggest the freshness and abundance that growers promoted when they sold apples to city buyers, and the single-fruit framing made a good opening for book illustrations about orchards and farm life.

Original scan3,000 × 2,250 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi
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