by Terry Edwards A new postcard book published by the Canadian Kelowna Museums offers a nostalgic window into the evolution of British Columbia’s orchard industry. Apple Box Label Postcard Book: British Columbia Vintage Views, traces roughly 50 years of apple box labels. “From the beginning of the area’s industrial scale orchard production around World War I and through to the 1960s, arguably the most significant agent in selling British Columbia apples was the box label,” writes Kelowna Museums Executive Director Wayne Wilson. “Always brightly colored, always bold in design, often unique in their graphic elements, these labels now help us […]
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