Collection of old canning and crate labels – Vintage Print
(Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Collection of old canning and crate labels comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Collection of old canning and crate labels
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Velvet Rose was the brand printed on this pumpkin can label from Brighton, a small town in southeastern Iowa. Labels like this one belonged to a busy regional canning trade, when packers relied on colorful lithographed art to stand out on crowded grocery shelves. Canned pumpkin became a staple of American kitchens in the early twentieth century, and it grew closely tied to holiday pies, which explains why a pumpkin label fits among Thanksgiving images. The lettering and color choices show how small local brands competed for buyers.
| Notes | Old Thanksgiving postcard (corn) |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 2,638 × 1,035 px · prints to 9 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | Slide52 |
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