History comes in all shapes and sizes. University of Washington doctoral candidate Ross Coen was in Ketchikan in mid-November to give a presentation on the history of the canned salmon industry in ...
YAKIMA, Wash. — Lifelong Yakima Valley resident Mike Doty collects fruit crate labels for the thrill of the hunt. “That’s what it’s all about. Stuff we’ve never seen before,” he said. Thomas Hull, a ...
The Nutrition Facts label, that black and white information box found on nearly every packaged food product in the U.S. since 1994, has recently become an icon for consumer transparency. The most ...
YAKIMA — Produce labels identify and advertise. They feature original art and hint at history. Sometimes, it’s personal history. Walter Lindsey, an apple crate label hobbyist and collector who is one ...
Growing up in Carpinteria in the 1940s and 50s, Ed Damron fondly remembers playing near citrus packing houses where he'd see wooden boxes of lemons adorned with colorful marketing labels. Today he ...
The Nutrition Facts label, that black and white information box found on nearly every packaged food product in the U.S. since 1994, has recently become an icon for consumer transparency. The most ...
Before distilleries used glass bottles, many of them offered liquor stores branded ceramic jugs that could be filled and sold to customers. This pair of George Dickel jugs was used around 1900. From ...