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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.
Associated organizations
A.L. Bancroft & Company.
Dickman-Jones Co.
F.A. Read (Firm)
Forbes Lithograph Manufacturing Company.
H.S. Crocker & Co.
National Bureau of Engraving (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Schmidt Label & Litho. Co.
Schmidt Litho. Co.
Simpson & Doeller Co.
Stecher-Traung.
W.W. Elliott & Co.
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