Thornton's Okanogan Valley Apples crate label – Vintage Print
(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 Thornton's Okanogan Valley Apples crate label, a historic image rich in period detail. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
The framed print arrives ready to hang; the unframed option suits custom framing. It makes a striking addition to a living room, study or office, and a thoughtful gift. Free shipping in the lower 48 states. Snapshots of the Past, founded in 2001, has served tens of thousands of customers worldwide.
Thornton's Okanogan Valley Apples crate label
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The Okanogan Valley in north-central Washington was a major apple-growing region in the early twentieth century, and crate labels like this one were the main way growers advertised their fruit. Thornton's label stands out for naming the valley itself, a regional identity that buyers in distant markets would have recognized. Labels of this kind were printed in bright color lithography and pasted onto wooden shipping crates, so the artwork was meant to catch the eye on a crowded grocer's shelf. Today such labels show how packing houses built brand names around orchard country and the railroads that carried the fruit east.
| Original scan | 960 × 720 px |
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| Reference | Slide44 |
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