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Title: Jay T. Last Collection of California Citrus Box Labels
Dates: 1880-1960
Bulk dates: 1890-1940
Collection Number: ephJLC
Creator:
Last, Jay T.
Extent:
9 BOXES
Repository:
The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens
The Huntington Library
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
Phone: 626-405-3437
Email: dkramer@huntington.org
URL: http://www.huntington.org
Abstract: The Jay T. Last Collection of California Citrus Box Labels consists of approximately 1000 lithographed labels created to identify
brand names and packing locations on wooden crates of oranges, lemons and grapefruit. The majority of labels were printed
by Los Angeles and San Francisco lithographers for growers, packers and distributors in southern California. Collection dates
range from 1880 through 1960.
Physical location: For current information on the location of these materials, please contact the Rare Books Department.
Language:
English.
Collection is open to qualified researchers by prior application through the Reader Services Department. For more information,
please visit the Huntington Library web site at
www.huntington.org .
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17 of the U.S. Code. In order to quote from, publish, or reproduce any
of the visual materials, researchers must obtain formal permission from the office of the Library Director. In most instances,
permission is given by the Huntington as owner of the physical property rights only, and researchers must also obtain permission
from the holder of the literary rights. In some instances, the Huntington owns the literary rights, as well as the physical
property rights. Researchers may contact the appropriate curator for further information.
[Identification of item], Jay T. Last Collection, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
The Jay T. Last Collection of California Citrus Box Labels consists of approximately 1000 lithographed labels created to identify
brand names and packing locations on wooden crates of oranges, lemons and grapefruit. The majority of labels are printed by
Los Angeles and San Francisco lithographers for growers, packers and distributors in southern California. In addition, there
are three examples of original paintings from which lithographic label designs were created. Collection dates range from
1880 through 1960.
Jay Last started collecting citrus box labels in the late 1960s when he moved to southern California from Silicon Valley.
He saw them at local flea markets and rummage sales and was immediately attracted to their graphic beauty. As his collection
grew, Last realized that these labels conveyed important information about commercial printing, graphic design, and social
history while providing a rich account of California’s citrus industry and its creators including growers, packers, distributors,
artists and printers. Today, the Jay T. Last Collection of California Citrus Box Labels is the seminal archive within a collection
of more than 140,000 lithographed prints, posters and ephemera, and the inspiration for a lifetime of collecting American
visual culture that documents nineteenth and early twentieth century lithographic history.
The California citrus box labels that were printed specifically to advertise a brand or a company are arranged alphabetically
by label title. Blank stock labels are collated and arranged alphabetically by lithographer and appear in a separate section
at the end of this collection.
The item descriptions for each label include information about both the lithographer and the company. The term “company” is
used to describe distributors, packers and/or growers. Item descriptions in this finding aid include the item accession number,
name of the product, lithographer, lithographer’s location, company, company’s location, and item date. Titles supplied by
the cataloger appear in brackets.
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Title: The Huntington Library Collection of California Citrus Box Labels
Date (inclusive): 1880-1960
Identifier/Call Number: ephCL
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Fruit crate labels.
Advertisements.
Lithographs.
Citrus crate labels -- California.
Citrus fruit industry -- California.
Orange box labels -- California.
Orange industry -- California.
The following is a complete list of Lithographic Printers represented in the collection.
American Lithographic Co.
August Gast and Company
Boston Bank Note Co.
Britton & Rey
Calvert Lithographing Co. (Detroit, Mich.)
Carton Label Corporation
Crocker Litho. Co.
Crocker Union Lithograph
Crocker-Union
Datz, Albert
Denver Litho. Co.
Dickman-Jones Co.
Dickman-Jones Co. Lith.
Galloway Lithograph Company
George Rice & Sons
Gilbert-Jones-Rugg Company
Gray Lith. Co.
Gugler Lithographic Company
H.S. Crocker Company
L.A. Miller Label Co.
Lehmann Printing and Lithograph Co.
Los Angeles Lithographic Co.
Louis Roesch Company Litho.
Miller Litho. Co.
Mutual Label and Lithographic Company
Neuner (Firm)
Olsen Litho. Co.
The Packers' Supply Co.
Pingree-Truang Company
Ridgway Litho. Co.
Schmidt Label and Lithographic Company
Schmidt Label Co.
Schmidt Lithograph Company
Schwabacher-Frey Company
Stecher Lithographic Company
Stecher-Traung
Traung Label Company
United States Printing and Lithograph Co.
Union Lithograph Company
Western Lithograph Company
Woodward & Tiernan Printing Co.
The following is a complete list of Packers and Distributors represented in the collection.
A.B. Chapman (Firm)
A.C.G. Fruit Exchange
A.C.G. Lemon Association
A. Duffill Association
A.G. Stearns (Firm)
A. Ghianda (Firm)
A. Gregory (Firm)
A. Keen & Son
A.L. Dowler Realty Co.
A. Levy & J. Zentner Company
A.R. Garney (Firm)
Alhambra Orange Growers' Association
Alta Loma Heights Citrus Association
Altland Fruit Company
American Fruit Distributors
American Fruit Growers Inc.
Anaheim Citrus Fruit Association
Anaheim Citrus Fruit Growers Association
Anaheim Co-Operative Orange Association
Anaheim Community Growers, Inc.
Anaheim Orange & Lemon Association
Anaheim Valencia Growers Association
Andrews Brothers of California
Angeles Brokerage Company
Arlington Heights Fruit Company
Avalon Grove
Azusa, Covina, Glendora Fruit Exchange
Azusa Orange Company
Azusa Valley Lemon Curing Company
B.B. Barney (Firm)
Baker Brothers
Ball & Tweedy
Bell & Company
Benchley Fruit Company
Bloomington Fruit Association
The Bonnie Brae Packing House Company
Borden Fruit Company
Boydston Brothers Citrus Fruits
Bradford Brothers Inc.
Briggs Lemon Association
Briggs, Spence Company
Brockton Square Fruit Company
Bryn Mawr Fruit Growers Association
Bryn Mawr Mutual Orange Association
Burr Brothers
The Butte County Citrus Association
C.A. Holderness (Firm)
C.E. Kennedy (Firm)
C.H. Albers (Firm)
C.J. Shepherd (Firm)
Cahuenga Valley Citrus Association
El Cajon Citrus Fruit Growers Association
El Cajon Raisin Co.
El Cajon Valley Citrus Association
California Citrus Cash Co-Operative
California Citrus Lands and Packing Company
California Citrus Union
California Fruit Distributors
California Fruit Growers Exchange
California Keystone Citrus Company
California Market
California Mutual Packing Company
Call Fruit Company
The Camilla Ranch Company
El Camino Citrus Association
Camarillo Citrus Association
Canoga Citrus Association
Central California Citrus Exchange
The Central Fruit Company
Central Lemon Association
Charles C. Chapman (Firm)
Charles C. Chapman Orange Company
Charles Latimer (Firm)
Charles Treat Paine (Firm)
Charter Oak
Chula Vista Citrus Association
Chula Vista Fruit Association
Chula Vista Mutual Lemon Association
Claremont Citrus Association
Claremont Citrus Union
Coachella Valley Packing Company
College Heights Orange & Lemon Association
College Heights Orange Association
Collins Fruit Company
Colombia Orange Co.
Colton Fruit Exchange
Colton Orange Growers Association
Commercial Citrus Association
Connell Brothers Company Ltd.
Consolidated Orange Growers
Corona Citrus Association
Covina Citrus Association
Crafton Mutual Orchards
Crafton Orange Growers Association
Crafton, Mentone Heights Orange Association
Cucamonga Citrus Fruit Growers Association
D. Hewes (Firm)
Dalton, Platt & Patterson Co.
Damerel-Allison Association
Damerel-Allison Company
David Hewes Orange and Lemon Association
David Hewes Realty Corporation
Desert Grapefruit Co.
Drew Fruit Association
Duarte Co.
Duarte Foothill Oranges
Duarte Orchards
Duarte-Monrovia Fruit Exchange
Duquesne Fruit Co.
Duthie and Company
E.H. Verrill (Firm)
E.J. Miley & Co.
E.J. Oatman (Firm)
E.L. Hasler Company
E. Steiner Grower and Shipper
Eadington Fruit Company
Earl Baker (Firm)
Earl Fruit Company
East Highlands Citrus Association
East Highlands Fruit Association
East Whittier Citrus Association
Edison Citrus Association
Edison Orange Growers Association
Edmund Peycke Company
El-Bar-Dor Citrus, Inc.
Elderwood Citrus Association
Elderwood Packing House Company
Elephant Orchards
Ely-Gillmore Fruit Co.
Escondido Citrus Union Inc.
Escondido Lemon Association
Escondido Orange Association
Estate of Colonel Frank M. Chapman
Etiwanda Citrus Fruit Association
Euclid Avenue Orange Association
Evans Bros. Packing Company
Exeter Citrus Association
Exeter Orange Growers Association
Exeter Select Groves
F.H. Edwards (Firm)
F.H. Speich & Co.
F.J. Kincell (Firm)
F. Schwan & Son
Fairoaks Fruit Company
Fairview Citrus Association
Fancy California Lemons
Fancy California Oranges
Farm Bureau Fruit Association
Fay Fruit Company
Fillmore Citrus Fruit Association
Fillmore Lemon Association
Flagler Fruit & Packing Company
Fontana Citrus Association
Foothill Citrus Union
Foothill-Riverside Orange County Producing Sections
Forbes Farms, Estate of Dr. Harry W. Forbes
Frances Citrus Association
Fred A. Hill (Firm)
Fred J. Darby (Firm)
Fullerton Mutual Orange Association
G.A. Hanson Fruit Company
G. Hadley Wheeler (Firm)
G.R. Hand & Company
Garden Grove Citrus Association
Garden Grove Orange Cooperative, Inc.
Gavilan Citrus Association
George C. Power Lemon Ranch
George T. Frost (Firm)
Getz Brothers & Co.
Gilbert-Thomas Co.
Glen Rosa Orchards
Glendora Lemon Growers Association
Globe Citrus Company
Gold Banner Association
Gold Buckle Association
Golden Orange Groves Inc.
Golden West Citrus Association
Goldenwest Citrus Association
Gore Packing Co.
Grand View Heights Citrus Association
Greenspot Citrus Association
H. DeMarcellus (Firm)
H.G. Heath (Firm)
H. Jevne Company
H.K. Pratt & Sons
Haas Brothers
Haley & Lang Company
Hamilton & Merryman
Hanson & Seares
Harding & Leggett
Harper Fruit Company
Hawarden Citrus Association
Hazeltine Packing Company
Hemet Orange Growers Association
Henry Fuller & Son
Hermosa Vista Rancho
Highgrove
Highgrove Fruit Association
Highgrove Fruit Exchange
Highgrove Orange Growers Association
Highland Orange Association
Highland Orange Growers Association
Highland Orchards
Huntington Land & Improvement Company
The Hurlbut Grocery Co.
I.L. Lyon & Sons
IAP Co.
Imperial Valley Grapefruit Growers
Independent Fruit Co.
Index Mutual Association
Indian Hill Citrus Association
Indian Hill Citrus Union
Inland Fruit Dealers Inc.
Inter-state Fruit Distributors
Ioamosa Foothill Citrus Association
The Irvine Citrus Association
Irvine Valencia Growers
Irwindale Citrus Association
Ivanhoe Mutual Orange Association
J.B. Forbes (Firm)
J.E. Pogue (Firm)
J. Frank Bowen (Firm)
J.H. Grande (Firm)
J. H. Seward & Co.
J.H. Strait & Company
J.J. McIndoo (Firm)
J.L.R. Hickson (Firm)
J.R. Cunningham (Firm)
Jacobs Malcolm & Burtt
James Mills Orchards Company
James Mills Orchards Corporation
Jameson, Anderson & Company
Jameson Company
John Amicon Brothers & Company
John C. Knapp Packing Co.
Johnston Fruit Company
Jurupa Fruit Company
Kaweah Lemon Co.
Klink Citrus Association
Krinard Packing Co.
Kroells Brothers Limited
L.A. Waldren (Firm)
L Bar S Orchards
L.V.W. Brown Estate
La Canada Fruit Growers' Association
La Mesa Fruit Co.
La Mesa Packing Company
La Verne Fruit Exchange
La Verne Mutual Citrus Association
La Verne Orange Association
La Verne Orange Growers Association
Lamanda Orange and Lemon Association
Lawrence Kokx
Lemon Cove Association
Lemon Grove Fruit Growers' Association
Lewis (Firm)
The Liebhardt Commission Co.
Limoneira Company
Lincoln Fruit Growers Association
Lindsay Citrus Growers Association
Lindsay Co-Operative Citrus Association
Lindsay District Orange Company
Lindsay Farm Bureau Fruit Association
Lindsay Fruit Association
Lindsay Orange Growers Association
Lindsay Producers' Association
Lindsay-Merryman Citrus Exchange
Los Angeles Lemon Curing House
Loveless Fruit Company
M.E. Ginn (Firm)
Magnolia Citrus Association
Magnolia Fruit Company
Malone Fruit Co.
Marcy Ranch
McDermont Fruit Company
McNally Ranch
McPherson Heights Citrus Association
Meissner Bros.
Mentone Heights Association
Merryman F.L. & L. Co.
Mission Citrus Association
Moffatt Fruit Co.
Mohnike & Sons
The Monrovia Heights Company
Monrovia Mutual Association
Moreno Heights
Moulton & Greene
Mountain Slope Citrus Groves Inc.
Mountain View Fruit Association
Mountain View Orange & Lemon Growers Association
Murphy Ranch Co.
Mutual Orange Distributors
Mutual Orange Growers Co.
Nash-De Camp Company
Nathan W. Blanchard Investment Company
National Citrus & Produce Co.
National City Fruit Association
National Orange Company
Native Son Orchards Co.
North Whittier Heights Citrus Association
Norwood & McCormick
O.K. Fruit Exchange
O'Bryan & Johnson
Ojai Orange Association
Olive Hillside Groves Inc.
Ontario Cucamonga Fruit Exchange
Orange Belt Fruit Distributors
Orange Cooperative Citrus Association
Orange Cove Citrus Association
Orange Growers Cash Association
Orange Heights Fruit Association
Orangethorpe Citrus Association
Orland Orange Growers Association, Inc.
Orosi Foothill Citrus Association
Overland Orange & Lemon Company
Oxnard Citrus Association
P.C. Drescher Association
Pachappa Orange Growers Association
Pacific Coast Fruit Distributors Inc.
Pacific Packing Co.
The Pacific Fruit Packing Co.
Paloma Citrus Fruit Association
Paramount Citrus Association Inc.
Pasadena Orange Growers' Association
Pattee & Lett Co.
Pattee & Nye
Paul Seeger & Company
Penn Fruit Company, Inc.
Peppers Fruit Co.
Pinkham and McKevitt
Pioneer Fruit Company
Piru Citrus Association
Placentia Co-Operative Orange Association
Placentia Mutual Orange Association
Placentia Orange Growers Association
Placentia Orchard Company
Placentia Pioneer Valencia Growers Association
Pomona Fruit Growers Exchange
Porterville Citrus Association
Premium Orange Distributors
The Producers Fruit Company
Puente Mutual Citrus Association
Pure Gold Mutual Orange Distributors
R.A. Eddy (Firm)
R. Krasnow & Sons
El Ranchito Citrus Association
Randolph Fruit Company
Randolph Marketing Co.
Redlands Citrus Fruit Company
Redlands Co-Operative Fruit Association
Redlands Eclipse Orange Association
Redlands Foothill Groves
Redlands Golden Orange Association
Redlands Heights Groves Inc.
Redlands Highlands Fruit Exchange
Redlands Mutual Orange Company
Redlands Oranges
Redlands Orange Growers Association
Redlands Orangedale Groves Inc.
Redlands Select Groves
Redlands-Highlands Fruit Exchange
Rialto Citrus Association
Rialto Fruit Co.
Rialto Fruit Company
Rialto Heights Association
Rialto Orange and Lemon Association
Rialto Orange Co.
Rialto Orange-Lemon Association
Rialto Packing Co.
Richgrove-Jasmine Citrus Association
Richter & Crane
Riverside Citrus Association
Riverside Fruit Company
Riverside Fruit Exchange
Riverside Heights Orange Growers Association
Riverside Navel Orange Co.
Riverside Orchards Packing Company
Robertson-Morris & Company
Rocky Hill Citrus Association
Rose & Hall
Rossmoyne Groves
Rubidoux Fruit Company
Ruddock, Trench & Co.
Ruddock, Trench Co.
S & F
Sacramento San Joaquin Land Company
Salisbury Fruit Company, Inc.
Sam Miller (Firm)
San Antonio Fruit Exchange
San Antonio Orchard Company
San Diego Land & Town Co.
San Dimas Fruit Exchange
San Dimas Lemon Association
San Dimas Orange Growers Association
San Fernando Citrus Association
San Fernando Fruit Growers Association
San Fernando Heights Lemon Co.
San Fernando Heights Orange Association
San Fernando Lemon Association
San Joachin Fruit Company
San Marino Growers Packing Association
Sandilands Bros.
Sanger Citrus Association
Santa Ana-Tustin Mutual Citrus Association
Santa Barbara Citrus Association
Santa Clara Lemon Association
Santa Paula Orange Association
Santiago Orange Growers Association
Saticoy Lemon Association
Schell Ranch & Packing Company
Schmidt Lithograph Co.
Sentinel Butte Ranch
Sequoia Citrus Association
Seth Richards Grove
Sierra Madre Lamanda Citrus Association
Sierra Vista Packing Association
Sierra Vista Packing Company
Somis Lemon Association
Sparr Fruit Co.
Speich & Morgan Packing Co.
Spence Fruit Co.
Stark
Stark & Waddell Packing Corporation
Stewart Citrus Association
Stewart Fruit Company
Strachan Fruit Company, Successors
Strathmore Co-Operative Association
Strathmore Fruit Growers Association
Sugar Loaf Orange Growers Association
Sunflower Packing Corporation
Sunny Hills Citrus Association
Sunny Mountain Orange Co.
Sunnyside Citrus Association
Sunset Produce Company
Sutherland Fruit Co.
Sweetwater Fruit Co.
Sydmer Ross Association
Tapo Citrus Association
Teague-McKevett Association
Terra Bella Citrus Association
Thacker Fruit Company
Thomas, Gowen & Willard
Topa Topa Ranch
Tule River Citrus Association
Tustin Hills Citrus Association
U.F. del Valle
Union Citrus Orchards
United Citrus Growers, Inc.
United Fruit Distributors
Upland Citrus Association
Upland Lemon Growers Association
Upland Mutual Orange Growers Association
Upland Mutual Groves Inc.
Valencia Heights Orchards, Inc.
Valentine Peyton Sierra Vista Rancho
Ventura Citrus Association
Ventura County Lemons
Victoria Avenue Citrus Association
Villa Park Orchards Association Inc.
Villari, Mitchell & Company
W.A. Snyder & Sons Company
W. & M. Marks
W.B. Glafke Company
W.C. Merwin (Firm)
W.H. Jameson (Firm)
W.S. Corwin (Firm)
Waddell & Son
Walter S. Newhall Citrus Farm
West Highlands Citrus Association
West Ontario Citrus Association
West-American Fruit Company
Western Fruit Growers, Inc.
Westfall Fruit Co.
Westfall-Heller Fruit Company
The Whitney Estate Co's Orange Groves
Whittier Citrus Association
Whittier Orange & Lemon Association
Whittier Select Citrus Association
William P. Stephenson (Firm)
Wholesale Central Market
Wildrose Orchards
William Hills (Firm)
Wilson Fruit Company
Withers Brothers, Ltd.
Worthley & Strong Fruit Company Inc.
The Yorba Linda Citrus Association
The following is a complete list of Geographic Areas represented in the collection.
Alhambra (Calif.)
Anaheim (Calif.)
Arlington (Calif.)
Azusa (Calif.)
Bakersfield (Calif.)
Bloomington (Calif.)
Brawley (Calif.)
Brea (Calif.)
Butte County (Calif.)
Calexico (Calif.)
California.
Camarillo (Calif.)
Camulos (Calif.)
Canoga Park (Calif.)
Chicago (Ill.)
Christchurch (N.Z.)
Chula Vista (Calif.)
Cincinnati (Ohio)
Claremont (Calif.)
Colton (Calif.)
Columbus (Ohio)
Corona (Calif.)
Covina (Calif.)
Denver (Colo.)
Downey (Calif.)
Duarte (Calif.)
El Cajon (Calif.)
El Centro (Calif.)
Elsinore (Calif.)
Escondido (Calif.)
Etiwanda (Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.)
Exeter (Calif.)
Fillmore (Calif.)
Fontana (Calif.)
Fullerton (Calif.)
Garden Grove (Calif.)
Glendale (Calif.)
Glendora (Calif.)
Hamilton City (Calif.)
Hemet (Calif.)
Highland (Calif.)
Indio (Calif.)
Inland Fruit Dealers Inc.
Irvine (Calif.)
Irwindale (Calif.)
Kern County (Calif.)
La Cañada (Calif.)
La Habra (Calif.)
La Mirada (Calif.)
La Puente (Calif.)
La Verne (Calif.)
Lincoln (Calif.)
Lindsay (Calif.)
Loma Linda (Calif.)
Long Beach (Calif.)
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Los Angeles County (Calif.)
Louisiana.
Mansfield (Ohio)
Mentone (Calif.)
Milwaukee (Wis.)
Monrovia (Calif.)
Moreno Valley (Calif.)
National City (Calif.)
New York (N.Y.)
New York (State)
Nordhoff (Calif.)
Ontario (Calif.)
Orange (Calif.)
Orange County (Calif.)
Orange Cove (Calif.)
Orland (Calif.)
Orosi (Calif.)
Oroville (Calif.)
Oxnard (Calif.)
Pasadena (Calif.)
Pico Rivera (Calif.)
Placentia (Calif.)
Pomona (Calif.)
Porterville (Calif.)
Portland (Or.)
Puente (Calif.)
Rancho Cucamonga (Calif.)
Redlands (Calif.)
Rialto (Calif.)
Riverside (Calif.)
Riverside County (Calif.)
Rocklin (Calif.)
Sacramento County (Calif.)
San Bernardino (Calif.)
San Bernardino County (Calif.)
San Diego (Calif.)
San Diego County (Calif.)
San Dimas (Calif.)
San Fernando (Calif.)
San Francisco (Calif.)
San Gabriel (Calif.)
Sanger (Calif.)
Santa Ana (Calif.)
Santa Barbara (Calif.)
Santa Paula (Calif.)
Santa Susana (Simi Valley, Calif.)
Saticoy (Calif.)
Simi Valley (Calif.)
Sioux City (Ia.)
Strathmore (Calif.)
Thermal (Calif.)
Thermalito (Calif.)
Tulare County (Calif.)
Tustin (Calif.)
Upland (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Ventura County (Calif.)
Villa Park (Calif.)
Visalia (Calif.)
Whittier (Calif.)
Woodlake (Calif.)
Yorba Linda (Calif.)
Yulare County (Calif.)