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Genatin-apples – Historic Print

Genatin-apples, c1909. — historic photograph
Genatin-apples, c1909.. Historic photograph from the Historic Print Archive collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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A window into the past: Genatin-apples, preserved in this historic photograph. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.

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The title names a particular fruit, the Genatin apple, an older variety whose name suggests it was grown for a specific local market. Dated to about 1909, the print comes from a decade when American orchardists were sorting their stock into named varieties and when photographs of fruit growing often served agricultural bulletins, trade publications, and exhibits. The subject headings point to apples, apple trees, and harvesting, which places the scene in the autumn picking season, when fruit was gathered by hand for storage and shipping. The focus on the harvest itself, rather than the fruit alone, is what is worth noticing here.

Created / publishedc1909.
Medium1 photographic print.
GenrePhotographic prints 1900-1910.
SubjectsApples--1900-1910. Apple trees--1900-1910. Harvesting--1900-1910.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,084 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-164762

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