Orange Packing at Redlands

published 1899

American 19th Century, Detroit Photographic Company

Associated Names
Detroit Photographic Company

Publisher, American, c. 1895 - 1932

This is a photograph of an orange packing plant. The image shows an interior of an industrial space filled with wooden crates and boxes of oranges, some of which are open to reveal the fruit inside. The setting includes beams supporting the roof overhead, strings hanging from the ceiling, and various tools or equipment scattered throughout the space. Several crates have logos or labels on them, and there is a large platform on which oranges are being processed. The overall color tone is sepia with hints of colorization.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photo-chromolithograph

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mary and Dan Solomon

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17.2 x 22.9 cm (6 3/4 x 9 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.170.16


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mary and Dan Solomon; purchase and gift to NGA, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

stamped, lower left on image: 53057. Orange Packing at Redlands; lower right on image: Copyright 1899 by Detroit Photographic Co.

Wikidata ID

Q64144813

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