Lemon Cove, California, 1914 – Antique Photo Print
(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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This rare historic image captures Lemon Cove, California, 1914 in remarkable detail. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
Library of Congress record: Lemon Cove, California
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Lemon Cove, California, 1914
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Lemon Cove, a small farming community in eastern Tulare County, sat in the foothills where the Sierra Nevada slopes meet the San Joaquin Valley floor. By 1914 its economy rested almost entirely on citrus, with lemon and orange groves watered by Kaweah River irrigation. Growers relied on local packing houses and rail shipments to send fruit to distant markets, and the nearby town of Lindsay was tied into the same network. Residents would have known the district as one of the valley's productive citrus areas, where pruning, irrigating and picking followed the seasons and a town's fortunes rose and fell with the price of fruit.
| Created / published | 1914 |
|---|---|
| Creator | moore, a. r. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--California |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 874 px · prints to 18 × 3 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Lemon Cove, California |
| Reference | CA Lemon Cove 1914 |
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