Picking oranges in a grove, Pasadena, CA, 1911

Subjects: Agriculture & Farms Workers & Occupations
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1911 (Golden Age)

Back of Picking oranges in a grove, Pasadena, CA, 1911, Mr. & Mrs. Wm Brown, IL, USA, c. 1911 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

Workers harvest oranges in a grove, some on ladders among the leafy trees while others fill wooden crates marked "L.H.C.U." along the dirt rows. The scene belongs to Southern California's citrus boom of the early 1900s, when Pasadena-area groves supplied a packing and shipping trade that sent fruit east. Margaret's note on the card catches the harvest mood: she writes that she is helping pack, then corrects herself, "I mean eating."

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Mr. Mrs Brown! Sorry I did not get to see you befor I left. This spot here is most Beautiful, I have all I can do to help pack, I mean eating, I hope you are all real well. Will send you some cards. With love Margaret

PostmarkedPasadena, CA, March 6, 1911, 16:00

Addressed to

Mr. & Mrs. Wm Brown

1030 East 48th St. Chicago, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked	March 6, 1911, 16:00, Pasadena, CA
Publisher	Detroit Publishing Co.
Series	9092
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mr. & Mrs. Wm Brown, 1030 East 48th St., Chicago, IL
Publisher	Detroit Publishing Co., Detroit, MI
Stamp	1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	White border; chromolithograph-style tinted coloring; light edge and corner wear. Postmark: PASADENA, CAL. MAR 6 4:00 PM 1911. Divided-back card with white border; color lithograph (Detroit Publishing Co.). Light edge wear and slight soiling.

Cite this card

Picking oranges in a grove, Pasadena, CA, 1911, postcard, c. 1911. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/picking-oranges-in-a-grove-pasadena-ca-1911. Accessed November 3, 2026.