Fruit and vegetable crate labels were the packaging art of American and European agriculture from roughly the 1880s through the mid-20th century, when growers competed fiercely for shelf appeal and commissioned bold, lithographed designs to make their crates stand out in the warehouse. California citrus growers, Pacific Northwest apple shippers, and Spanish exporters all developed distinct visual traditions, producing small-format work that rivals any commercial poster of the same era in color and ambition. These are period originals from that tradition.