Apricot Crew and Trays of Drying Apricots
Image
Title
Apricot Crew and Trays of Drying Apricots
Identifier
8580
Source
VCLSA Collection, 1982
Description
Several rows of drying apricots lay on the ground in the image foreground. In the background is a large group posing for the camera. Among them are men, women, and children. Some of the group sit on sacks (presumably filled with apricots).
According to library records: They are at A. B. Smith on Ventura Ave; the Bryant place in 1938 (4717 N. Ventura Ave.). Man seated on truck is Henry Sparks and small boy may be Allen Smith [which small boy is unclear].
According to library records: They are at A. B. Smith on Ventura Ave; the Bryant place in 1938 (4717 N. Ventura Ave.). Man seated on truck is Henry Sparks and small boy may be Allen Smith [which small boy is unclear].
Creator
Brewster, John Calvin
Date
1880s
Format
25 x 20 cm
Black and white photograph
Subject
Agricultural laborers
Apricot industry
Sparks, Henry
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ventura (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Type
Image
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Brewster, John Calvin, “Apricot Crew and Trays of Drying Apricots,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed April 18, 2024, https://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5232.