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| Title | Fruit pickers, 1911 |
| Photographer | Webster & Stevens |
| Date | 1911 |
| Caption | Yakima County is still a center for the tree fruit industry. Irrigation efforts started in the 1870s, and by 1907, area orchards were producing apples, cherries, pears, peaches, plums, prunes and apricots. About two million young fruit trees were planted in 1906 and early 1907 alone.
This photo shows a group of fruit pickers with their pails at a Washington orchard. It was taken around 1911, probably in the Yakima valley. Webster & Stevens took a number of photos in and around Yakima during the early 1900s. |
| Subjects | Agricultural laborers
Fruit industry
Men--Employment |
| Places | Yakima Region (Wash.) |
| Digital Collection | Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection |
| Image Number | 1983.10.PA11.51 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. |
| Credit Line | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection, Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved |
| Repository | Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) |
| Repository Collection | PEMCO Webster & Stevens Collection |
| Type | Image |
| Physical Description | 1 photographic print mounted on linen: gelatin, b&w; 16 x 21 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original photograph using Epson Expression 10000XL as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS4, JPEG quality measurement 4. |
