Skookum Apples fruit crate label with Lake Chelan inset – Antique Print
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Step back in time with Skookum Apples fruit crate label with Lake Chelan inset, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Skookum Apples fruit crate label with Lake Chelan inset
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Skookum Apples crate labels were a staple of the Pacific Northwest fruit trade, and this one is set apart by its inset view of Lake Chelan, the long glacial lake in north-central Washington whose sheltered shores and warm summers made it a productive orchard district. Growers and packing houses in the early 1900s used bold, colorful lithographed labels like this to sell fruit in distant eastern markets, where the scenery on the label helped buyers link the apples with a specific place. The brand name "Skookum," borrowed from a Chinook Jargon word meaning strong or fine, signaled quality. Labels such as this one now give historians a window into regional agriculture and the commercial art of the period.
| Original scan | 3,000 × 2,250 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | Slide30 |
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