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H. F. Byrd Winchester, Va

Description: Image of a fruit label for Byrd brand York Imperial apples sold by Harry Flood Byrd of Winchester, Virginia; cardinal bird sitting on a branch with an orchard, hills, and a stream in the background.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: after 1906
Call number: priJLC_FOOD_FtVeg_001983
Creator: Last, Jay T(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Jay T. Last, 2005.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Associated organizations: A.L. Bancroft & Company.

Higrade Virginia apples for flavor

Visual Materials

Image of a fruit label for apples from the Mount Clifton Fruit Corporation of Winchester, Virginia; map of Virginia with the city of Winchester marked; map of Mount Clifton Orchard at center with acreage, number of trees, and date planted for each section; three ripe apples at top center.

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Battle of Opequan or Winchester, Va

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Image of Union and Confederate armies engaged in the Battle of Opequan (Battle of Winchester) in Virginia in 1864 during the American Civil War; troops clash in a field surrounded by forests; charging cavalry in foreground; firing lines with cannons in background; dead and wounded men and horses on ground.

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The Valley Agricultural Society Winchester VA

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Image of an agricultural exhibition or fair on a certificate from the Valley Agricultural Society of Winchester, Virginia; livestock being shown to onlookers at center, including horses, cows, sheep, and pigs; tents and grandstand full of people in background; produce, birds, and farming implements as well as intertwined wheat stalks make decorative borders.

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Red cardinal : Sorenson & Co. Inc. exporters - New York

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Image of a fruit label for Red Cardinal brand fruit sold by Sorenson & Company Incorporated of New York, New York; cardinal bird in flight with wings outstretched at center.

priJLC_FOOD_FtVeg_001990

Genl. Shields at the Battle of Winchester, Va.1862

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Image of American Civil War Union General James Shields on horseback flanked by Confederate soldiers during the skirmish at the beginning of the first Battle of Kernstown in Winchester, Virginia; dead soldiers and explosion in foreground.

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“Before the shot.”

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Image of a hunter standing with a rifle in hand looking towards a bird sitting on a branch; three hunting dogs stand ready for the hunt, one pointing under the bird in the tree; two small children perched on a wood fence look on, one with hands over her ears in anticipation of the gunshot.

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H. F. Byrd Winchester, Va

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