Apple Crate Label
- Description (Brief)
- This Skookum brand apple crate was in use by the Northwestern Fruit Growers Association of Seattle, Washington, in the early 20th century. Skookum was a Chinook word denoting “excellence.” Native American imagery was frequently depicted on the crate labels of various fruit distributors to evoke the idea of rich, natural produce. The Lake Chelan label insert on this crate was a way for growers to maintain their product identity while benefiting from being in a large cooperative.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- referenced business
- Skookum Packers Association
- Place Made
- United States: Washington, Wenatchee
- Physical Description
- paper (crate label material)
- wood (substrate material)
- Measurements
- crate label: 8 3/4 in x 10 1/2 in; 22.225 cm x 26.67 cm
- ID Number
- 1979.0441.087
- accession number
- 1979.0441
- catalog number
- 1979.0441.087
- Credit Line
- L.E. Leininger
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- Work and Industry: Agriculture
- Crate Labels
- Agriculture
- Food
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History, Kenneth E. Behring Center
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