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Lemon Packing Plant — Oxnard
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pallets of Paula Brand Lemons, Limoneira
View of shipping pallets of SK 2nd grade Paula Brand lemons at Limoneira packing house in Santa Paula.
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…
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.
Fillmore Lemon Association Packing House
Depicts one side of a Sunkist packing house near a railroad crossing in Fillmore, California. Three large trees provide shade for structures across the street. Cars from circa 1960s are parked on the street.
[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 7609 Santa…
[Columbia Wholesale Supply, 7609 Santa…
Picking Lemons March First at Limoneira Ranch
Agricultural workers harvesting lemons from trees on Limoneira Ranch. Men in foreground are standing on ladders. Other workers are standing on the ground, some facing viewers, some harvesting. Stacks of citrus boxes on a cart visible in center view.
Boxmakers at Blanchard Packinghouse in Santa Paula
Four male boxmakers (wooden crates for lemons) group portrait. The men are standing in front of boxes piled high. One man holds a box in one hand. Men are: Phillipe (possibly Felipe) Lopez, Jesus Gonzales, Leon Preciado and Enrique Vela. Location is…
Boxmakers at Blanchard Packinghouse in Santa Paula
Four male boxmakers (wooden crates for lemons) group portrait. The men are standing or sitting surrounded by boxes with brand seals and drawings of lemons on them. Leon Preciado, Sr. (left) and Jesus Gonzales (2nd from right) are among the group.…
Limoneira Panorama
Panoramic photograph of Limoneira, showing rows of lemon trees, adjacent fields, flat buildings, and mountains in the background.
Limoneira Ranch Agricultural Worker Panorama
Panorama of agricultural workers, mules, and lemon crates at Limoneira. Captions read: "Noon time scene, World's greatest Lemon Ranch owned by the Limoneira Company of Santa Paula, California, USA." and "Photograph #694 S.U. Bunnell, 45 Stevenson…
The Limoneira, Near Santa Paula
A lemon orchard with trees in perfect rows stretches off into the distance where it backs up into mountains. A dirt road in the far left cuts the orchard in two and is dotted with electric poles. A pair of brown houses sit in front of the left…
George C. Power Lemon Ranch Exhibit, Ventura County Fair
A group of men pose in front of the George C. Power Lemon Ranch exhibit at the Ventura County Fair (first prize), October 1927. Pictured left to right: Omer Hooge, Chester B. Greenlee, Chris Hedrick, Therman Hardister, Leo Mortenson, Leland Hedrick,…