April 17, 2024
Antique Photo Fresno Rosenberg Bros Packing Valley Mattress Co Stables Pop Laval
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Check out our store under the "Photographs & Cameras" category for other early images of Fresno and save on shipping!Estate sale find, original vintage "Pop" Laval photo depicting The Rosenberg Bros. Co. at Cherry Street and Broadway, once called the largest dried fruit packing business in the world. Brothers Abraham, Adolph, and Max Rosenberg founded Rosenberg Bros. Co. packing firm in San Francisco in 1893 and expanded the operation to the San Joaquin Valley in 1908.In the foreground is the Valley Mattress Company and stables.Claude Constant Laval (1882–1966), commonly known as Pop Laval, was an American photographer during the early 1900's who specialized in documenting California's San Joaquin Valley and Sierra Nevada mountains, particularly Fresno.Much of his career was spent with Ansel Adams, as they captured the essence of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Laval's photographs portray various aspects of life in the Central Valley, including agricultural practices, city-wide events, family gatherings, and even infrastructural change.The overall measurements are approximately 8" X 10", approximate shipping weight 1 pound.PLEASE SEE PHOTOS FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS - The print is in overall Good Minus used condition, corner missing, closed tears, signs of wear, fading, age toning, and soiling, could use cleaning. Please see images.(PH-8
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