Historic Hood River
Time to Pick the Apples
9-30-2015
Notes
This image from the A.I. Mason album shows picking time at the Liberty Home Orchard.
The History Museum of Hood River County
Bringing the Rich History of Hood River County to Life
The History Museum of Hood River County
Bringing the Rich History of Hood River County to Life
This image from the A.I. Mason album shows picking time at the Liberty Home Orchard.
Charlott
What jumps out at me first of all are those "spike" ladders that only have the one prong at the bottom. One prong or two…….those old wooden things were heavy.
Apparently the "art" of pruning had not come into play, at least not in this orchard.
Also they are using buckets not the picking bags that we all know. Would make for a lot more up and down ladders picking into buckets.
L.E.
I was going to say….what funny looking ladders, but evidently Charlott is quite familiar with them.
Was there a time when the Japanese were the main pickers in the orchards?
Kenn
I can imagine one person on the center beam, but four with full buckets appears treacherous. Did they lower the buckets with ropes to a ground man?
James Holloway
Tripod ladders, so cool. I’ve never seen those before. What year is this, turn of the century? Tripods are very stable, once set. Look at all the weight they are carrying……..,nice photo!
cathleen
where was the Liberty Home Orchard located?
Charlott
Located on Mason Road where Walter Wells and Son’s packing house is now located.
Charlott
Tri-pod ladders or any ladder is not very stable when you are trying to pick cherries on Mosier hill. That is an experience in itself………Been there and done that many times……………and they were aluminum, not the heavy old wooden ones…….