WINTER GARDEN – Like postcards from the past, old citrus crate labels tell the story of Central Florida. When orange-growing was king, the colorful artwork helped distinguish each brand of fr… ...

Take old citrus-crate labels, for example. The vivid paper squares and strips on wooden shipping boxes were “Florida’s first billboards,” label expert Brenda Eubanks Burnette said recently ...

This Wilko brand apple crate was used by the Wilbur-Ellis Company of Seattle, Washington during the early 20th century. The label has a yellow background with a green border, and a large red apple in ...