Friday, November 19, 2010

Autumn Leaf, Mexican Revolution, Fender, etc.

The image above shows Charles Reynolds moving crates of Autumn Leaf Brand oranges at the Anaheim Cooperative Orange Association, located at 1530-1540 West Lincoln Ave. in Anaheim. The photo was taken in about 1943. The image below shows what the label looked like in color.
There's a good article in the Register today about the Mexican Revolution and how it changed Orange County. Interesting insights are offered by Dagoberto Fuentes and Phil Brigandi.
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I recently stumbled across this 1996 video of MCAS El Toro's Jay W. Hubbard Air Command Museum, shot just before it closed and moved to Mirimar Air Station.
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Fullerton added several buildings to its historical landmarks register, including Leo Fender's Radio Shop, a building tied to the oil industry, a 1920s brick commercial building, and the home of local philanthropist Carrie Earl McFadden Ford.
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Guy Ball just finished his Tustin history book for Arcadia Publishing, and a publication date of Jan. 24th has been set. He also has an article in the current issue of OC Pulse.
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As always, if you have any news or events related to Orange County history, please let me know.