In the late 1930s, Florida’s 417 packinghouses shipped more than 30 million crates of fruit each year. To compete against as many as 2,500 brands, packinghouses created eye-catching crate labels to make their products stand out.
Tag: vintage
Back in the Day!
Kodak As You Go!
Cabinet Card
A Cabinet card by Edouart & Cobb, San Francisco. David Cobb was born circa 1851 on Prince Edward’s Island. He married an Irish girl named Margaret  and they came to the United States on 4 March 1869 on board the “Australasian”. He immediately set up his photography studio in San Francisco . He later joined with Alexander Edouart, also from England, to form Edouart and Cobb.
Looking Down The Barrel!
Putnam Lodge
 We recently stayed at the Putnam Lodge, it is a historic hotel built in 1927 in Dixie County, Florida. Depending on the source it is located in Shamrock, Florida or adjacent Cross City, Florida. It was built in the company town developed around Putnam Lumber Company’s operations in Shamrock.Â