Claremont California Fruit Growers Association, , betwen 1893-1897

File — Box: 2, Folder: 22

Staff Only

Scope and Contents of the Collection

From the Collection:

This collection contains over 80 citrus labels from Southern California from the late 19th century and early 20th century. The labels predominately originate from Claremont and North Pomona, California from as early as the 1890s and until the 1950s. In addition, the collection provides some historical insight into the culture of these areas through the art depicted on the labels, including artistic renditions of local packing houses, students and athletes from The Claremont Colleges, and Native Americans.

Dates

Creation: betwen 1893-1897

Creator

From the Collection: Oglesby, Larry C. (Collector, Person)
From the Collection: Oglesby, Alice (Collector, Person)

Language of materials

From the Collection:

Languages represented in the collection: English.

Access

Collection open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.8 Linear Feet (2 oversized document boxes)

Additional Description

Note

Lemon. The Claremont California Fruit Growers Association, North Pomona, California. (Formed 1892, before San Antonio fruit Exchange in 1893). Probably stock label. Lithographer probably Dickman-Jones, pre-1899.

Center circle: grove of what looks like oranges, not lemons; fence in right foreground with some white garden flowers, clouds in background. Right: 1 palm treee, 1 banana tree, some low leaves. Left: Spray of 2 lemons on branch with leaves and flowers, 1 leaf extends into margin. Narrow borders left and right with pattern of more stylized lemons on leafy branches.