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Article: CITRUS HISTORY; LABELS OFFER GLANCE AT AREA'S RURAL PAST.(News)

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March 22, 1999
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Byline: Mary Schubert Daily News Staff Writer

Citrus groves still abound across Ventura County, but an exhibit through May 16 spotlights a bygone era when farmers sold an image of California bliss with each crate of oranges and lemons they shipped.

``CitrusScapes: Romance, Art and History of the Citrus Box Label'' is on display at the Santa Paula Union Oil Museum, open Wednesdays through Sundays.

Visitors will see a collection of vintage paper labels that citrus packing houses pasted on wooden crates of oranges and lemons, which were then loaded on railroad cars for distribution all over the country.

``You get a sense of what life (back ...

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