Vintage Fruit Labels

The Ultimate Apple Box Label Exhibition

YAKIMA VALLEY MUSEUM —
10 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays
and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays
at 2105 Tieton Drive, Yakima
Admission is $5 for adults,
$3 for students and seniors
free for children under 5.
Call 248-0747 or
visit www.yakimavalleymuseum.org.

* "The Ultimate Apple Box Label Exhibition"
traces the origins and development of the
apple box label and looks at label collecting.
Based on the Yakima Valley Museum publication,
"The Ultimate Fruit Label Book."
Runs through Dec. 31.

Collections in California

Ongoing

Treasures of Los Angeles

Items from the Library ’s special collections are

on display in this exhibit including pieces from the

Hollywood collection, the menu collection, the photo

collection and labels from fruit and vegetable crates

that celebrate California’s agricultural history.

Annenberg Gallery, Main Building.

Beginning May 6, 2006

A r t i s t ry of the Orange: California's Vintage

Fruit Crate Labels

In the seventy-year period from the 1880’s to the mid

1950’s millions of colorful paper labels were used by

California citrus growers to identify and advertise the

wooden boxes of fruit they shipped throughout the

United States. The Vintage Fruit Crate Label Exhibit

includes over 45 colorful labels from the Los Angeles

Public Library ’s extensive collection. First Floor

Galleries, Main Building.