Far West Brand Northwest Apples crate label – Vintage Wall Art
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
Step back in time with Far West Brand Northwest Apples crate label, a historic image rich in period detail. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
Framed, it is ready for the wall; unframed, it is ready for the frame you choose. It brings character to any room and makes a memorable gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past has been bringing history to the wall since 2001, for tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Far West Brand Northwest Apples crate label
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Few objects capture the mid-century orchard trade as directly as a crate label, and this one is printed for the Far West brand, a name used to sell Northwest apples to buyers far beyond the growing regions. Crate labels like this were pasted onto wooden boxes so that a grocer or shopper could recognize the fruit by its design, turning a plain commodity into something with a identity. Labels of this kind were often bright, lithographed, and built around a single scene or slogan, and they reveal how growers competed for attention in crowded produce markets. Look closely at the lettering and color blocks, which show the printing techniques and marketing habits of the period.
| Original scan | 3,000 × 2,250 px · prints to 10 × 8 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | Slide117 |
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