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- Crate Label, "Embarcadero Brand Pears," 1931 - In 1869, the transcontinental railroad opened eastern markets to the West Coast produce industry for the first time. As produce companies shipped crates of fruits and vegetables across the country, they needed a way to distinguish their goods from their competitors'. Colorful, eye-catching labels, like this one for Embarcadero Brand Pears, were created to attract grocers purchasing goods from wholesale markets.
- 1931
- Collections - Artifact
Crate Label, "Embarcadero Brand Pears," 1931
In 1869, the transcontinental railroad opened eastern markets to the West Coast produce industry for the first time. As produce companies shipped crates of fruits and vegetables across the country, they needed a way to distinguish their goods from their competitors'. Colorful, eye-catching labels, like this one for Embarcadero Brand Pears, were created to attract grocers purchasing goods from wholesale markets.
- Black Light Poster Featuring a Ship, 1971-1974 - This poster is printed with phosphorescent ink that fluoresces with an uncanny glow under ultraviolet light. These posters were popular with the counterculture and psychedelic music scenes of the 1960s-70s. Common themes include fantastical creatures, landscapes, new age spirituality, pop culture, and political images associated with the Black Power movement. Recently, nightlife culture has helped revive the blacklight aesthetic.
- 1971-1974
- Collections - Artifact
Black Light Poster Featuring a Ship, 1971-1974
This poster is printed with phosphorescent ink that fluoresces with an uncanny glow under ultraviolet light. These posters were popular with the counterculture and psychedelic music scenes of the 1960s-70s. Common themes include fantastical creatures, landscapes, new age spirituality, pop culture, and political images associated with the Black Power movement. Recently, nightlife culture has helped revive the blacklight aesthetic.
- Lithograph, "Black Winged Gull. Larus Antrilla, Linn," 1837 -
- 1837
- Collections - Artifact
Lithograph, "Black Winged Gull. Larus Antrilla, Linn," 1837