Show HN: I digitized 275 vintage citrus crate labels from my familys farm(californiascitrusheritage.com)

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Show HN: I digitized 275 vintage citrus crate labels from my familys farm

https://californiascitrusheritage.com

This collection of California citrus crate labels was assembled over many years by my grandfather David Gerald Kelley (1928–2025), a lifelong citrus rancher and advocate for California agriculture. After his passing, the collection was entrusted to his son, Ken Kelley (my father), who later passed it down to me. This website was created to preserve and share the archive more broadly, and to make these pieces of California history accessible for others to study and enjoy.

Some random notes:

- Site is built with Next.js, fully hosted on AWS - All artwork is from my grandfathers collection and scanned by me - The essay was from a lost art exhibit in 1986 by the director of the Riverside Art Museum - The shop section is novel, using Three.js to show canvas prints, and leveraging a print-on-demand service with super high resolution images

This felt like somewhat of a calling for me to build as I'm _not_ a rancher, I'm a SWE. It has made my family proud. Enjoy, HN family!

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