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Apple Crate Label

Apple Crate Label

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Description (Brief)
This Cliff brand apple crate label was used by Chelan Falls Orchards of Chelan Falls, Washington during the early 20th century. The lithographed label features an illustration the Chelan Falls gorge, with an apple orchard near the banks the Chelan Gorge that is spanned with a bridge. The Chelan Falls are formed where Lake Chelan spills into the Columbia River, and is part of the fertile apple-producing region of Washington in the Columbia River basin.
Location
Currently not on view
Object Name
crate label
referenced business
Chelan Falls Orchards
Place Made
United States: Washington, Chelan Falls
Physical Description
paper (crate label material)
wood (substrate material)
Measurements
crate label: 8 3/4 in x 10 3/8 in; 22.225 cm x 26.3525 cm
ID Number
1979.0441.015
accession number
1979.0441
catalog number
1979.0441.015
Credit Line
L.E. Leininger
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
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