"Packing oranges, Southern California", postcard, circa 1910s

A postcard, "Packing Oranges, Southern California," published by M. Kashower Company and printed by Van Ornum Colorprint Company, both of Los Angeles, California, USA, circa 1910s. The image is a color-tinted photograph showing the interior of a packing house. Large rows with conveyor belts which dump oranges into boxes full of fruit are at the left and right. About a dozen men stand behind stands on which boxes are laying waiting to be packed. There are also men at a conveyor belt at the foreground, on which the lids to the boxes are secured with a machine. A man in a suit in the front rests his hand on a stack of boxes on a dolly. In the background are a few other men. Nex to them is a conveyor descending from an upper floor and containing empty boxes. Two more of these conveyors are at the far left and right and also transport empty boxes. The title of the card is at the bottom left in red lettering. On the back of the postally unused card are spaces for correspondence, an address, and a postage stamp. At the center is a palm tree design with the name and city of business for the printer, while the publisher's name and city of business is at the lower left. The number "440" at the bottom center may be a stock number. With a small crease at the top left corner, slight discoloration, and a stain at the top left of the back, the overall condition is good.

这是一张约创作于20世纪10年代的明信片，主题为《南加州橙子装箱》（Packing Oranges, Southern California），由美国加利福尼亚州洛杉矶的M. Kashower Company发行，Van Ornum Colorprint Company印制。该作品为手工上色摄影作品，展现了一间果品包装车间的内部场景。画面左右两侧设有多排传送带，将橙子倾倒至装满鲜果的纸箱中；约十二名工人站在摆放有待装箱纸箱的工作台后方。前景处另有工人操作传送带，通过机器为纸箱加盖封盖。画面前排有一位身着西装的男子，将手搭在手推车上堆叠的纸箱上。背景中还有数名工人，其旁设有一条从上层楼面延伸而下、输送空纸箱的传送带；画面最左侧与最右侧另有两条同款空箱传送带。明信片左下角以红色字体印有主题标题。此明信片未用于邮寄，背面设有书信书写区、收件人地址栏与邮票粘贴位。明信片中央印有棕榈树图案，并标注了印制商的名称与营业城市；左下角则标注了发行商的名称与营业城市。底部中央的数字"440"应为库存编号。该明信片整体保存状况良好，仅左上角存在一处轻微折痕，整体略有褪色，背面左上角带有一处污渍。