People
Joe,
GEB, and Earl standing in front of the Muirson Label Company doors,
c. 1955. In his personal history of the Muirson Label Company – Plant Life - Artistic Director Ralph Rambo wrote, “A manufacturing firm, large or small, has working components of men and machinery.” The men and women employed by a company create its character and culture, and leave a lasting impression on their community. In the case of the Muirson Label Company, many of these people stayed with the outfit for most of their working lives. George A. Muirson founded the firm; Robert Bentley and Charles Wright led the firm into its years of peak production. Ralph Rambo directed the artistic side of the process, and many others contributed to the company’s successes. The building was designed by noted architect William Binder for a site that had been owned by two men well-known in the annals of early California history. The Muirson Label Company owes its legacy to all of these people.
