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[Gallagher Fruit Co.]
Advertising Poster for Embarcadero Brand Santa Clara Valley Pears, 1910s
Lithograph in cardstock
17 1/2 x 11 inches
Printed by the Muirson Label Co.
Printed by the Muirson Label Co.
Along with bright, eye-catching designs for crate and can labels, the Muirson Co. of San Jose also produced a number of richly-printed postcards and a few large format graphics for...
Along with bright, eye-catching designs for crate and can labels, the Muirson Co. of San Jose also produced a number of richly-printed postcards and a few large format graphics for farms and canneries throughout the Santa Clara Valley. The present example epitomizes both the company’s vibrant aesthetics and the reason why, before its chief export was “silicon,” the area was dubbed “the Valley of the Heart’s Delight.”