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Blanchard's Packing House
View of Railroad tracks on left of photo and packing house on right of photo. A man stands between the tracks and building. Bottom of photo is captioned "Blanchard's Packing House, Santa Paula, Cal." Photo from Santa Paula Historical Society.

Packing Lemons postcard
View inside a lemon packing house. The room has conveyor belts with crates on top, and there are tubs full of lemons. People are standing near one of the conveyor belts, and some are holding crates. Caption at bottom reads: "Packing Lemons, Santa…

Lemon Boxes on Belt, Limoneira
Shows several boxes of lemons on a conveyor belt at a Limoneira packing house in Santa Paula. Silhouette of person in background, illuminated by open door. View is dark with static quality to the photo.

Compass Brand Grapefruit, Limoneira
Shows stacks of citrus crates containing Compass Brand grapefruit. Boxes are awaiting shipment after processing at a Limoneira packing house at 1141 Cummings Road in Santa Paula.

Workers Packing Grapefruit
Shows two women Limoneira workers packing grapefruits into crates for shipping. At Limoneira orange and grapefruit packing house in Santa Paula. Equipment next to the women has three levels. Top level holds flat cardboard crates. Second level is tray…

Workers Packing Grapefruit, Limoneira
View of two women Limoneira workers packing grapefruit at the orange and grapefruit packing house at 1141 Cummings Road, Santa Paula. Women's backs are to the viewer. They wear colorful smocks over their clothes. Flat boxes on shelf above women's…

Santa Brand Lemons, Limoneira
Several stacks of cardboard crates containing Santa Brand lemons awaiting shipment to Japan. Boxes read "Sunkist Lemons" alongside Japanese text. A wire is wrapped around upper boxes, holding the stacks together. At a Limoneira packing house in Santa…

Limoneira Packing House Machinery
View of lemon crates moving along three lines of packing house equipment at the Limoneira packing house in Santa Paula. Machinery is a light green color and appears to be filling boxes with lemons.

Sorting Lemons, Limoneira
Overhead view of workers sorting lemons at the Limoneira lemon packing house in Santa Paula. Lemons move over conveyor belt as workers sort through the fruit.

Sealing Lemon Boxes, Limoneira
View of open boxes of lemons on conveyor belt at Limoneira lemon packing house in Santa Paula. Workers in background sealing and stacking boxes. Open boxes are shaken by machinery before they are closed for shipping.

Spraying Lemons, Limoneira
View of lemons being sprayed with wax in the Limoneira lemon packing house in Santa Paula. Lemons are in large green machine with liquid wax visibly coming from machine. Hands of worker on left of image. Open door in background.

Sorting Lemons, Limoneira
Overhead view of women Limoneira workers sorting lemons at packing house in Santa Paula. Lemons move over conveyor belt, with workers sorting out lemons into appropriate place. Discarded lemons on sides of machinery.

Workers Waiting for Sorting Belt Repair, Limoneira
Overhead view of two rows of Limoneira works waiting for the lemon sorting belts in center of view to be repaired. Workers appear to be mainly women, wearing orange gloves and aprons. They sit on stools, some in conversation with each other.

Boxes of Bagged Lemons, Limoneira
Stack of boxes containing 2 lbs. bags of lemons awaiting shipment at Limoneira lemon packing house in Santa Paula. Two people walking on right side of view. Stacks of white boxes in left background.

Limoneira Lemon Packing House, Santa Paula
Exterior view of the Limoneira lemon packing house in Santa Paula. Building is a stucco, adobe-style building with arched walkway along front. Cars parked alongside sidewalk outside building.

Sorting Lemons, Limoneira
View of three women Limoneira workers sorting lemons on a conveyor belt at lemon packing house in Santa Paula. Workers wear white gloves to handle citrus.

Adjusting Lemon Boxes Before Shipment, Limoneira
View of workers at the Limoneira lemon packing house in Santa Paula. Line of open boxes in front, with woman adjusting the content of the boxes by placing in more or removing lemons. Workers in background on right are sealing and stacking boxes.

Oxnard - Lemon Packing Plant - Interior - RPPC.jpg
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