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- Hiram Sibley & Co. "Lettuce New American Gathering" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888 - Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.
- 1882-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Sibley & Co. "Lettuce New American Gathering" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888
Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.
- Vegetable Storage Room in a Ford Motor Company Cafeteria Kitchens, May 18, 1931 -
- May 18, 1931
- Collections - Artifact
Vegetable Storage Room in a Ford Motor Company Cafeteria Kitchens, May 18, 1931
- Advertising Layout Drawing for Heinz Vinegar, 1924 - The H.J. Heinz Company marketed their products in stores, magazines, on trade cards, and even on streetcars. This advertising layout drawing represents one of the steps in the marketing process in which the drawing, size, and shading are taken into consideration before the final advertisement is created.
- 1924
- Collections - Artifact
Advertising Layout Drawing for Heinz Vinegar, 1924
The H.J. Heinz Company marketed their products in stores, magazines, on trade cards, and even on streetcars. This advertising layout drawing represents one of the steps in the marketing process in which the drawing, size, and shading are taken into consideration before the final advertisement is created.
- Crate Label, "Richmond Hill Brand Iceberg Lettuce," 1927-1947 -
- 1927-1947
- Collections - Artifact
Crate Label, "Richmond Hill Brand Iceberg Lettuce," 1927-1947
- Crate Label, "Richmond Hill Brand Iceberg Lettuce," 1927-1947 -
- 1927-1947
- Collections - Artifact
Crate Label, "Richmond Hill Brand Iceberg Lettuce," 1927-1947
- Growing Lettuce on Drained Rice Field, Richmond Hill, Georgia, 1943 -
- 1943
- Collections - Artifact
Growing Lettuce on Drained Rice Field, Richmond Hill, Georgia, 1943
- "Boycott Non-Union Lettuce" Button, circa 1970 - The American Civil Rights movement of the 1960s inspired other groups of people to demand basic rights. In 1962, Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (later known as the United Farm Workers), a union for California migrant workers. In 1970, building upon the recent success of a grape boycott, striking workers called for a nationwide boycott of non-union lettuce.
- circa 1970
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"Boycott Non-Union Lettuce" Button, circa 1970
The American Civil Rights movement of the 1960s inspired other groups of people to demand basic rights. In 1962, Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (later known as the United Farm Workers), a union for California migrant workers. In 1970, building upon the recent success of a grape boycott, striking workers called for a nationwide boycott of non-union lettuce.
- Hiram Sibley & Co. "Lettuce Giant White Cos" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888 - Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.
- 1882-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Sibley & Co. "Lettuce Giant White Cos" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888
Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.
- Lettuce Fields, Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940 -
- 1940
- Collections - Artifact
Lettuce Fields, Richmond Hill, Georgia, circa 1940
- Hiram Sibley & Co. "Lettuce Satisfaction" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888 - Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.
- 1882-1888
- Collections - Artifact
Hiram Sibley & Co. "Lettuce Satisfaction" Seed Packet, Used in the C.W. Barnes Store, 1882-1888
Distributing seeds required sealing them into little packets or "papers" constructed like envelopes. Seed companies advertised their businesses on these packets, illustrated the vegetable with hand-colored images, and specified growing directions, sometimes in multiple languages. Hiram Sibley and Co. packaged collections of vegetable seeds in specially designed boxes and shipped them to general stores for sale to home gardeners.