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Title: Citrus crate label collection
Dates: 1890-1954
Bulk Dates: Ca. 1920-1945
Collection number: Consult library
Collector:
Corona Public Library
Additional collectors:
Verity, Roger
Allmon, Lorne
Collection Size:
78 items
78 online items
Repository:
Corona Public Library
Corona, California 92882
Abstract: The collection includes labels from all the major packing houses in Corona including the Jameson Packing House, the Orange
Heights Orange Association and Foothill Lemon Company. The labels are primarily lemon and orange crate labels with some grapefruit
labels.
Languages:
Languages represented in the collection:
English
Collection open for research.
Citrus crate label collection. Corona Public Library, Corona, California 92882.
This collection was created was created by the Corona Public Library staff from 2004 as part of the Corona Heritage Online
Project from materials donated and purchased from 1980-2004.
These Fruit Crate Labels were copied from the library's collection and digitized as part of a one-year project again funded
by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) from July 2003 through June 2004 in order to provide a single access point
to primary graphic resources documenting the history of Corona.
Scope and Content of Collection
Fruit crate labels began to be designed at the end of the 19th century. As refrigerated railroad cars helped make the long
distance shipping of citrus fruit possible, the industry developed labels so shippers and merchants could more easily identify
what was in the crates. These vibrant and colorful paper labels were pasted onto the boxes they shipped around the country
and were a lively mobile advertisement. Labels featured a wide range of designs and usually depicted fruit on the label, but
that was not always the case. Labels drew on a wide range of in order to entice people to buy fruit. Early images included
citrus groves, homes, historical or patriotic themes, animals, birds, flowers and scenic California views. In the 1920's
with the urbanization of America and increased awareness of health issues, the images changed to reflect these concerns.
The Corona Public Library Citrus Label Collection reflects the breadth of images used in crate label art. The labels are
primarily lemon and orange crate labels with some grapefruit labels. The collection includes labels from all the major packing
houses in Corona including the Jameson Packing House, the Orange Heights Orange Association and Foothill Lemon Company. In
addition, the labels were designed by the major lithography companies in California including Schmidt & Co and Western Litho.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Charter Davis
R.H. Verity and Sons
Spence Fruit Co.
American Fruit Growers
Davis & Verity
W.H. Jameson
Call Ranch
Orange Heights Orange Association
Corona Foothill Lemon
Corona Citrus Association
Jameson Co.
Thieme Fruit Co.
Brigg, Spence Co.
Queen Colony Fruit Exchange
Sunkist Growers
Mutual Orange Distributors
Western Litho, Los Angeles, CA
Schmidt & Co.
Union Litho
Carton Label, San Francisco, CA
Crocker Litho
Corona (Calif.)
Riverside County (Calif.)
Citrus Fruit Industry -- California--Corona
Lemons--California--Corona
Oranges--California--Corona
Grapefruit--California--Corona
Fruit Crate Label