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Citrus Labels…
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With frozen orange and grapefruit
concentrate production increasing,
Florida citrus packers saw their
fresh fruit shipments decline.
Advances in the container and
shipping industries saw the use for
the Florida Citrus label declining.
The University of Florida, in
Gainesville and Florida Southern
College, in Lakeland house Florida
citrus label collections. Jerry contains digitized labels from
Chicone Jr. assembled the Florida the Florida Citrus Hall of Fame,
collection. private collector James Ellis.
Chicone is an advocate for Florida These colorful labels are both
citrus producers. He was a board artistic and useful as a reference
member of Florida Citrus Mutual, in the citrus industry.
the Growers Advisory Committee, The University of Florida, PK
the Umatilla Citrus Growers Board Yonge Library of Florida History
and Florida’s Natural Growers’ is seeking individuals or families
Cooperative. He became a member who worked in the fields and
of Florida Citrus Hall of Fame in packing plants for Florida citrus.
2009. It seeks to expand on the history
The Citrus Crate Label Collection of citrus growers and their labels.
at Florida Southern College Jim Cusick is the curator.
There is a strong demand for
Florida Citrus label artwork. They
are timeless pieces of a unique
art style. It portrays a time in
American history and serves as a
remembrance of the workers who
picked and packed Florida citrus
fruits during the first half of the
20th century.

Richard Stanley Farneski is a freelance
writer focusing on Florida art history and
historical architectural design.

Essential websites about Florida Citrus Labels
https://ufdc.ufl.edu/citruslabel (University of Florida)
http://cdm15558.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/labels/id/379
(Florida Southern College)
https://floridacitrushalloffame.com