Close-up of pear picker at E.P. Moulten's pear orchards, Palmdale, August 1929

Photograph of a close-up of pear picker at E.P. Moulten's pear orchards, in Palmdale, in August 1929. A man stands atop a tall ladder, at right, and reaches out with his right hand to pluck a pear from an abundant fruit tree. At the base of the ladder sit several boxes for pears, and in the background, one can see several other trees