"The first orange tree brought to Riverside" surrounded by an iron picket fence, ca.1930

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Photograph of "the first orange tree brought to Riverside" surrounded by an iron picket fence, ca.1930. The tree is well protected behind a thick metallic fence with sharp outward-curving tips. Trees and a fence can be seen in the background. The first orange tree brought to Southern California is carefully cherished in Riverside, surrounded by iron pickets.; A sign on the fence reads: "One of the two original trees from which all Washington Navel oranges in California have descended. Propagated from trees imported from Bahia, Brazil in 1870 by the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, and sent to Riverside, Cal. in 1872".; "The 'Washington Navel' (formerly known as 'Bahia') originated, perhaps as a mutant in Bahia, Brazil, before 1820. It was introduced into Florida in 1835 and several other times prior to 1870. In 1873, budded trees reached California where the fruit matures at the Christmas season. It is large but with a thick, easily removed rind; not very juicy; of excellent flavor, and seedless or nearly so. Ease of peeling and separation of segments makes this the most popular orange in the world for eating out-of-hand or in salads. Limonene content of the juice results in bitterness when pasteurized and therefore this cultivar is undesirable for processing. The tree needs a relatively cool climate and should not be grown below an elevation of 3,300 ft (1,000 in) in tropical countries. Today it is commercially grown, not only in Brazil and California, but also in Paraguay, Spain, South Africa, Australia and Japan." -- Fruits of warm climates by Julia F. Morton, Miami, FL.

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Title "The first orange tree brought to Riverside" surrounded by an iron picket fence, ca.1930

Subject agricultural sites (adlf), Agriculture -- Crops -- Citrus -- Cultivation (file heading), Citrus fruits (lcsh), Orchards (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Riverside (city or populated place), Riverside (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1930

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1930

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m9155

Identifier 40037 (accession number), CHS-40037 (call number), CHS-40037 (filename), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-9424 (legacy record id), chs-m9155 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-9293 (legacy record id), 84-1-1392 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 9424

Unique identifier UC139232

Legacy Identifier CHS-40037.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.6 in × 17.6 in at 300dpi
52.4 cm × 44.7 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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