Colorized view of apple harvest in the Hood River Valley, Oregon, showing workers on ladders picking from heavily laden trees while others load crates onto a horse-drawn wagon. The golden-toned sky and lush orchard give the scene a warm, idyllic quality typical of Pacific Northwest promotional cards of the era. Several figures — men, women, and children — participate in the harvest, and two horses stand patiently with the loaded cart.

• Caption: "Picking Apples, Hood River, Oregon."
• Publisher: Portland Post Card Co., Portland, Ore. / Card no. C. 1229, A-7937 / On Line of O.W.R. & Co.
• Postmark: Portland, Ore., Oct. 24, 1912, 5:30 PM — with World's Panama-Pacific Exposition San Francisco 1915 advertising cancel
• Status: Posted