The Grape Belt Archive

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• Randall's Advertisement for Pure Unfermented Grape Juice
  A Randall's Advertisement for Pure Unfermented Grape Juice, with black lettering and on a white square. "Randall's Pure Unfermented Grape Juice Nature's Finest Food and Drink It is produced from the celebrated New York Concord Grapes, and is recommended by many leading Physicians to be strengthening, healthful and invigorating. Our vineyards lie at the foothills and on the hillsides along the shores of Lake Erie and for Quality and Sweetness our Grapes have no equal. Our Grape Juice has merit and we invite comparisons with any other on the market. If your dealer does not handle it, write us for prices. Grape Juice is now recognized as one of the most popular beverages for the family table, and is prepared by the Chautauqua Fruit Company, F. N. Randall, Mrg., Ripley, N.Y., U.S.A. Home of the Concord Grape. Chautauqua Wine Company Producers of Write Us for Prices. Pure Native Wines Fred N. Randall, Manger."
• Fredonia Censor, November 4, 1885 with Article Regarding the Fredonia Canning Company and Frank Peck's vineyard
  Fredonia Censor article from November 4, 1885 with Article Regarding the Fredonia Canning Company and Frank Peck's vineyard. Document is a poor-quality photocopy in black and white.
• 1966 Advertisement for Climax baskets produced by Canadian Wood Products Limited
  Advertisement for Climax baskets produced by Canadian Wood Products Limited of Grimsby, Ontario, used for produce. Ad is from 1966, printed in black and red on yellowed paper, advising customer to "Order for the 1966 season now-- crop prospects look excellent, CLIMAX baskets," and advertising the 4 qt. corrugated Peach Basket.
• 1965 Advertisement for Climax baskets
  Advertisement for Climax baskets produced by Canadian Wood Products Limited of Grimsby, Ontario, used for produce. Ad is from 1965, printed in black and red on yellowed paper, proclaiming "Take your produce to market in CLIMAX Baskets."
• 1959 Advertisements for the Climax Basket by Canadian Wood Products Limited
  Full page advertisement for the Climax Basket produced by Canadian Wood Products Limited, in the August 1959 edition of The Grower, page 11. Advertisement is black ink on yellowed paper with three images of baskets and proclaims "you can't buy a better basket than C. W. P. Peerless." Second advertisement is a misprinted version of the first ad.
• Abstract and Outline for "The Sweet Story of Eastern US Grapes" delivered on August 14, 2012
  Abstract for John Slater's program "The Sweet Story of Eastern US Grapes" delivered to The Chautauqua Bird, Tree and Garden Club at Smith-Wilkes Hall at Chautauqua Institution on August 14, 2012. Black text is one page on a white background. Outline document is for the same program, and is twelve pages.
• Photograph of a Vitis Labrusca Grape Vine
  Photograph of a vitis labrusca grape vine. Image has white background with colorized grape vine with purple grapes and green grape leaves. Black text at bottom says "Shoot of Vitis Labrusca."
• Photograph of Randall's Grape Juice Factory in Ripley
  Black and white photograph of Photograph of Randall's Grape Juice Factory in Ripley, the sign on the side of the building states "RANDALL'S GRAPE JUICE, Ripley, New York, Home of the Concord Grape" with a set of train tracks, and a handwritten description "Randall's Grape Juice Factory Ripley N.Y." at the bottom.
• Photograph of Traminette Grape Bunch on the Vine
  Close-up color photograph of Traminette grape bunch on the vine. Grapes are green with some reddish tones on the top with some hazy blush, surrounded by vines and green leaves. Traminette is a cross of the French American hybrid Joannes Seyve 23.416 and the German Vitis vinifera cultivar Gewürztraminer made by Herb C. Barrett ca. 1965.
• Photograph of R.D. Fuller's Lake Ave Packing House
  Ralph "RD" Fuller, "was one of the first to integrate his business with a vineyard, a packing house, a shipping operation and a winery. This photo shows Fuller workers in front of the Lake Avenue packing house in Portland." Description sourced from 'Legends of the Chautauqua-Erie Grape Belt' By John Thomas Slater.
• Photograph of Norton Grapes on a Vine
  Color photograph of purple Norton grapes hanging down from a vine, surrounded by green leaves. Norton grapes became commercially available in 1830 and had been grown across the Midwestern United States, the Mid-Atlantic States, and northeastern Georgia. It is noted for being suitable for dry wine production.
• Photograph of Isabella Grapes on a Vine
  Color photograph of three bunches of dark purple Isabella grapes on a vine. Vines have green leaves and are pictured on a gray background. The Isabella grape is a cultivar derived from the grape species Vitis labrusca or 'fox grape,' and are mostly used for wine making.
• Photograph (promotional?) of Dr. Konstantin Frank, renowned winemaker in the Finger Lakes region
  Black and white photograph of Winemaker Dr. Konstantin Frank. Image shows Frank wearing a plaid shirt and suspenders, pictured from the waist up with one arms resting on some wine barrels behind him and the other on his hip. Dr. Konstantin Frank was a viticulturist and winemaker born in 1899 in Ukraine. He received his PhD from the Odessa Polytechnic Institute, worked for a while in Soviet-controlled Georgia, emigrating to the United States in 1951. He moved with his family to the Cornell University Geneva Experiment Station in 1953. Frank utilized his extensive experience with viticulture in cold regions of Eastern Europe to revolutionize growing of Vitis Vinifera in the northern latitudes of North America and its significantly colder weather which typically inhibited the plant's growth. His first vintage was a Riesling released in 1962, and went on to run his winery successfully for 23 years. He was a viticulture consultant in his later years, and passed away the age of 86 in 1985. His son and grandson continued his work in the grape industry.
• Vitis Rotundifolia Growing Location Map
  Map of the US and Canada, depicting where the vitis riparia plant is present. Map is black and white with green indications of where the grape typically grows.
• Photograph of vitis rotundifolia (Muscadine grape) bunch
  Color photograph of vitis rotundifolia (Muscadine grape) showing an unripe and a ripe pair of grapes in the left foreground, surrounded by green leaves. A small, ripe pair of grapes can be seen in the top right corner. Vitis rotundifolia, or muscadine, is a grapevine species native to the southeastern and south-central United States. Ripe muscadine fruit are bronze or dark purple, and are often used in making wines, juice, hull pie and jelly.
• Photograph of vitis riparia (Riverbank grape) bunch
  Slightly grainy color photograph of vitis riparia (Riverbank grape) bunch. Image shows greenish purple grapes in center surrounded by green leaves and reddish vines. Vitis riparia Michx, also commonly called riverbank grape or frost grape, is indigenous to North America. As a climbing or trailing vine, it is found across central and eastern Canada and the central and northeastern parts of the United States, from Quebec to Texas, and eastern Montana to Nova Scotia. It produces dark fruit that has been used extensively in commercial viticulture as grafted rootstock and in hybrid grape breeding programs.
• Vitis Riparia Growing Location Map
  Map of the US and Canada, depicting where the vitis riparia plant is present. Map is black and white with green indications of where the grape typically grows.
• Photograph of vitis labrusca (Fox grape) bunch
  Slightly grainy color photograph of vitis labrusca (Fox grape) bunch. Grape bunch contains purple grapes with a large green leaf on the left side. Vitis labrusca, the fox grape, is a species of grapevines belonging to the Vitis genus. The vines are native to eastern North America and are the source of many grape cultivars, including Catawba, Concord, Delaware, Isabella, Niagara, and many hybrid grape varieties such as Agawam, Alexander and Onaka.
• Vitis Labrusca Growing Location Map
  Map of the US and Canada, depicting where the vitis labrusca plant is present. Map is black and white with green indications of where the grape typically grows.
• Vitis Aestivalis Growing Location Map
  Map of the US and Canada, depicting where the vitis aestivalis plant is present. Map is black and white with green indications of where the grape typically grows.
• Photograph of a vitis aestivalis (Summer grape) bunch
  Color photograph of a vitis aestivalis (Summer grape) bunch. Photograph has been taken close up with flash. Grape bunch contains green grapes with slight cloudy bloom, visible horizontally along the image with vine and some leaves visible in foreground and background. "Vitis aestivalis, the summer grape, or pigeon grape is a species of grape native to eastern North America from southern Ontario east to Maine, west to Oklahoma, and south to Florida and Texas. It is a vigorous vine, growing to 10 m or more high in trees. The fruit is a small grape 5–14 mm diameter, dark purple or black in color."
• Final, proofread draft of John Thomas Slater's "Pioneer Winemakers of Chautauqua County"
  Final, proofread draft of John Thomas Slater's "Pioneer Winemakers of Chautauqua County"
• Email Regarding the Holland Wine Co. and Others
  Email from the Westfield Historian, Marybelle Beigh, dated November 5, 2013, in regards to information on 19th century wineries. The email notes the existence of several items found by the sender related to the Holland Wine Co. and that they will be digitized and copies sent to John in the near future, as of 2013.
• Fredonia Censor, September 2, 1938 with article "Grape Industry In County Started by Deacon Fay, 1818"
  Scan of page 5 of The Fredonia Censor, September 2, 1938 in black and white. Contains article down center of page titled "Grape Industry In County Started by Deacon Fay, 1818" From a paper entitled "The History of Grape Growing in Chautauqua County" which was presented Friday afternoon at the meeting of the Chautauqua County Historical Society at Brocton by Dr. B. S. Swetland, president of the Town of Portland Historical Society.
• Peerage Grape Juice Label
  Rectangular label with two side panels, and the Peerage name in the center in a dark oval, with a gradiant background and two grape bunches hanging over the oval, below the oval is another panel. "Peerage, trade mark reg. U.S. pat. off. Pure Concord Grape Juice Unsweetened" appears in the oval, flanked by "Contents" and "1 Quart". In the bottom panel, it states "This grape juice is the pure juice of ripe concord grapes. It contains no adulterant, preservative, or added water, and has been pasteurized in the bottle after capping. Manufactured by National Grape Corp., Brocton, Chautauqua Co., N.Y." There are panels on either side explaining the benefits of peerage grape juice, and the best way to enjoy it.