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Picking oranges in an orchard, Pasadena, CA, 1911

Subjects
Agriculture & FarmsWorkers & Occupations
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1911 (Golden Age)
Front of Picking oranges in an orchard, Pasadena, CA, 1911, Mr. & Mrs. Wm Brown, IL, USA, c. 1911 lithograph postcard
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Back of Picking oranges in an orchard, Pasadena, CA, 1911, Mr. & Mrs. Wm Brown, IL, USA, c. 1911 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

Workers harvest oranges in a grove, some standing on ladders among the leafy trees while others fill wooden crates marked "L.H.C.U." along the dirt rows. The scene reflects Southern California's citrus boom in the early 1900s, when groves in the Pasadena area were part of a growing industry that shipped fruit east.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Mr. Mrs. Brown! Sorry I did not get to see you before I left. This spot here is most beautiful, I have all I can do to help pick, I mean eating, I hope you are all real well, will send you some cards, With [illegible]

PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
9092 PICKING ORANGES.
PostmarkedPasadena, CA, March 6, 1911, 16:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. & Mrs. Wm Brown

1030 East 48th St. Chicago, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked, Pasadena, CA
PublisherDetroit Publishing Co.
Series9092
ConditionGood
Place addressedMr. & Mrs. Wm Brown, 1030 East 48th St., Chicago, IL
PublisherDetroit Publishing Co., Detroit, MI
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite 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.

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Picking oranges in an orchard, Pasadena, CA, 1911, postcard, c. 1911. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/picking-oranges-in-an-orchard-pasadena-ca-1911. Accessed November 2, 2026.