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The Box of Oranges I Promised You from California, circa 1940

Subjects
Agriculture & FarmsGeneral Greetings
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of The Box of Oranges I Promised You from California, circa 1940, Elaine Steele, WI, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of The Box of Oranges I Promised You from California, circa 1940, Elaine Steele, WI, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A linen greeting card shows a wooden crate overflowing with California oranges and orange blossoms, captioned "The Box of Oranges I Promised You from California." The image plays on California's long-standing identity as a citrus-growing state, where orange crates and fruit shipping were familiar promotional motifs. It is a generic souvenir greeting rather than a view of a specific town.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Tues. eve. Dear Sis, Bev, Billy, Woody, How are you all? Wish these could be real ones. Saw Trees and Trees full of them. Hope to see you real soon. Love Caroline & Norton

PublisherLongshaw Card Co.
844 GREETINGS FROM CALIFORNIA THE BOX of ORANGES I Promised YOU from CALIFORNIA. --- California's famous orange industry produced forty-six million boxes of this golden fruit last year. The large Navel orange (seedless) is a native of California, and prized the world over for its fine flavor. MANUFACTURED BY LONGSHAW CARD CO., LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
PostmarkedNorth Hollywood, CA, April 17, 1954, 11:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Elaine Steele

217 Walnut st., Oconomowoc, WI

Postcard record

Postmarked, North Hollywood, CA
PublisherLongshaw Card Co.
Series844
ConditionGood
Place addressedElaine Steele, 217 Walnut st., Oconomowoc, WI
Place mentionedCalifornia, CA
PublisherLongshaw Card Co., Los Angeles, CA
Stamp2c John Adams, red
NotesLinen texture; orange border; card number 844 at upper left; left edge shows binding/perforation marks. Postmark: NORTH HOLLYWOOD APR 17 11 30 AM 1954 CALIF. Divided-back linen-era card with 2¢ John Adams stamp; light edge/corner wear, faint crease lower right.

Cite this card

The Box of Oranges I Promised You from California, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-box-of-oranges-i-promised-you-from-california-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.