Okanagan packinghouses, shippers and growers have left us with an intriguing legacy of art, design and culture in the apple box labels they commissioned. From World War 1 through the 1950’s, British Columbia apples were shipped worldwide, and it was the dazzling array of brightly coloured label designs that helped capture the consumers’ eye.

This book contains more than 30 of the most fascinating and curious apple box label designs of this rich era in our agricultural history. Each design also functions as a tear-away postcard