Paper label advertising Queen Shenandoah apples

Object/Artifact

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Jefferson County Museum

Name/Title

Paper label advertising Queen Shenandoah apples

Entry/Object ID

768

Description

Paper label, likely once attached to a produce box or barrel. Label advertises Queen Shenandoah apples. One side of the label includes a drawing of a woman wearing a blue gown and a golden crown; she is holding an apple up in one hand, and a cornucopia of many apples in the other. The other end of the label includes a closeup picture of an apple. Both images are connected by a blue, gold, and white striped background, and are surrounded by text that reads: QUEEN SHENANDOAH BRAND; CONTENTS 1 BUSHEL; U.S. NO. 1; GROWN AND PACKED BY MARTINSBURG FRUIT EXCHANGE INC. MARTINSBURG, WEST VA.

Acquisition

Accession

466

Source or Donor

Bowers, James and Betty

Acquisition Method

Gift

Material

Paper