'King Apple' Rules At Watsonville
An article and related leaflet about 1912's "Big Apple Show in the Little County", finely detailing the events and presentations of the show, particularly the apple sculptures and its creators. Included photograph are Monterey Chamber of Commerce's custom house and the last years' Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce's Santa Cruz Casino.
Notables: Ruby Waite, Ruth Rouse, J E Gardner, James A Hall, O D Stoesser, Watsonville Apple Annual Association, Frank Lamson Brown, Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Watsonville Band / Watsonville City Band, St Francis Orphanage Band, Lennord, Hawaiian Singers, Allan McDonald, E Curtis, Panama Canal, San Monte Fruit Company, Stewart Fruit Company, YMCA Building, Spreckels Sugar Factory, A Flath, California Spray Chemical Company, Hotel Appleton Investment Company, Monterey customs house, Santa Clara County Chamber of Commerce, San Jose electric tower, George E Rowe, Fruit Belt Magazine, J L Dumas, Washington State Agricultural Society, C J Sinsell, F H Stanton, A T Batcham, A W Cox, C G Redman, Anna M Farlin, Edward A Hall / E A Hall, J A Linscott, H Perkins, C R Greisen, W R Porter, C H Rodgers, G W Sill, H C Peckham, J H Thompson, R H Goodchild, Luke Ceurich, Mateo Lettunich, F A Hihn, E Steinhauser, Frank Bryant
Notables: Ruby Waite, Ruth Rouse, J E Gardner, James A Hall, O D Stoesser, Watsonville Apple Annual Association, Frank Lamson Brown, Benjamin Ide Wheeler, Watsonville Band / Watsonville City Band, St Francis Orphanage Band, Lennord, Hawaiian Singers, Allan McDonald, E Curtis, Panama Canal, San Monte Fruit Company, Stewart Fruit Company, YMCA Building, Spreckels Sugar Factory, A Flath, California Spray Chemical Company, Hotel Appleton Investment Company, Monterey customs house, Santa Clara County Chamber of Commerce, San Jose electric tower, George E Rowe, Fruit Belt Magazine, J L Dumas, Washington State Agricultural Society, C J Sinsell, F H Stanton, A T Batcham, A W Cox, C G Redman, Anna M Farlin, Edward A Hall / E A Hall, J A Linscott, H Perkins, C R Greisen, W R Porter, C H Rodgers, G W Sill, H C Peckham, J H Thompson, R H Goodchild, Luke Ceurich, Mateo Lettunich, F A Hihn, E Steinhauser, Frank Bryant
Source:
- Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce
- Monterey Chamber of Commerce
Date: 1912-10-09
Type:
ARTICLE; PHOTO; LEAFLET; COMIC; ILLUSTRATION
Coverage:
- Santa Cruz
- Baseball
- 1910s
- Agriculture
- Apples
- Events
- Santa Cruz County
- Watsonville
- Fairs
- Art
- Artists
- Scuplture
- Sculptors
- Watsonville High School
- Architecture
- Casinos
- Monterey
- Pajaro Valley
Identifier: MS-SANTA CRUZ-FAIRS TO 1949-12
Collection
Citation
“'King Apple' Rules At Watsonville.” Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce. 1912-10-09. SCPL Local History. https://history.santacruzpl.org/omeka/items/show/140016. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
