Independent Brand fruit crate label with Liberty Bell – Vintage Wall Art
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of Independent Brand fruit crate label with Liberty Bell. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Independent Brand fruit crate label with Liberty Bell
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Few fruit crate labels pair an apple orchard with a national symbol quite like this one, which uses the Liberty Bell as its central emblem. Crate labels of this kind were printed in large numbers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when growers shipped fruit by rail to distant city markets and needed eye-catching art to set their boxes apart on crowded wholesale floors. Patriotic motifs were a popular choice, since they signaled quality and civic pride to buyers. The Independent Brand name suggests a local packing house or cooperative, though the record does not identify the grower, so the label is best read as a window onto how American fruit was marketed a century ago.
| Original scan | 3,000 × 2,250 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | Slide130 |
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