Ton-hi Washington State Apples crate label – Historic Reproduction
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A window into the past: Ton-hi Washington State Apples crate label, preserved in this historic image. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Ton-hi Washington State Apples crate label
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Ton-hi is the name printed across this Washington State apple crate label, a brand that signaled quality to buyers in distant markets when the label was made. Crate labels like this one were colorful lithographed advertisements, designed to catch the eye of shoppers on grocery shelves and to build trust in a particular grower or packing house. Washington's orchards, especially in the Yakima and Wenatchee valleys, became major sources of apples shipped by rail across the country in the early twentieth century, and labels such as this one helped distinguish one shipper's fruit from the rest. Worth noticing are the bold typography and vivid fruit imagery that were typical of the era.
| Original scan | 960 × 720 px |
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| Reference | Slide47 |
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