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Muscatel Raisins. McPherson Bros. Orange, Cal

Description: Image of a raisin label from McPherson Brothers of Orange, California; bunch of grapes and leaves on the vine with a bee and a butterfly.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1872-1877
Call number: priJLC_FOOD_FtVeg_001953
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.

San Juan brand superior muscatel raisins. McPherson, Cal

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Image of a San Juan Brand raisin label from McPherson Brothers of McPherson (now Orange), California; goddess Venus scolds her son Cupid and holds his quiver of arrows in her hand; the baby boy Cupid leans on an urn filled with grapes.

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McPherson brand. California raisins

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Image of a label for McPherson Brand raisins; an elevated view of the town of McPherson, California, created by the McPherson Brothers packing company in the 1880s (now Orange, California) surrounded by fields full of grape vines with mountains in background; decorative border of grapes and vines.

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Image of a fruit label for Josephine Vineyard of Fresno, California; woman with a parasol in Spanish costume with mantilla carrying a basket of grapes.

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Muscatel Raisins. McPherson Bros. Orange, Cal

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