{"product_id":"flying-colors-brand-crate-label-american-flags-schuman-anderholt-co-holtville-california-1940s","title":"Crate Label: Flying Colors Brand, American Flags, Schuman Anderholt Co., Holtville California, 1940s","description":"\u003cp\u003eThree waving American flags and a field of stars fill this crate label in patriotic red, white, and blue — a striking, uncommonly graphic design from California's Imperial Valley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrand:\u003c\/strong\u003e Flying Colors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProduce:\u003c\/strong\u003e General produce \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePacking House \/ Grower:\u003c\/strong\u003e Schuman Anderholt Co.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lithographed paper, printed by Western Litho Co., Los Angeles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10.75 x 4.25 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrigin:\u003c\/strong\u003e Holtville, California, USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEra:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1940s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Excellent, New Old Stock — never applied to a crate. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWarehouse stock, never used: the reds and blues are still vivid and the lithography is crisp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWestern Litho Company operated in Los Angeles from 1899 until the mid-1950s, and their color work was especially prized for capturing real detail with care — this three-flags arrangement, from the same era as the Upland Pride rose label also in our shop, is a fine example of why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSchuman Anderholt Co. operated out of Holtville, in California's Imperial Valley — a region so tied to produce shipping that Holtville still calls itself the \"Carrot Capital of the World\" today. The valley's hot desert climate and Colorado River irrigation made it one of the country's major winter produce districts in the early-to-mid twentieth century, shipping melons and vegetables nationwide by rail, without this brand tying itself to a single crop the way most labels did. The bold, all-American flag motif here likely dates to the WWII era, when patriotic imagery was common on crate labels as a show of support for the war effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA bold, graphic piece for anyone who collects Americana or vintage advertising art, especially around the Fourth of July or Veterans Day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePairs well with our other Imperial Valley crate labels.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Schuman Anderholt Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43272426717393,"sku":"U2996","price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/1733\/8577\/files\/IMG_8546_5d0edd94-ecda-45bf-8071-c6c8e0aa61e1.jpg?v=1787852684","url":"https:\/\/www.antigotrunk.com\/products\/flying-colors-brand-crate-label-american-flags-schuman-anderholt-co-holtville-california-1940s","provider":"Antigo Trunk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}