Los Angeles Soap Company horse and wagon standing in front of the Potter Hotel in Santa Barbara, ca.1905

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Photograph of the Los Angeles Soap Company horse and wagon standing in front of the Potter Hotel in Santa Barbara, ca.1905. At center a dark horse pulling a wagon stands facing left. A man wearing a suit and hat is visible standing facing forward in front of the horse's shoulder. His right hand is visible holding on to the horse's reins while his left hand is visible holding on to the leash of a small dark dog. A man wearing a dark suit and a hat is visible standing with his hand leaning upon the wagon. The wagon has "Mermaid Queen Soap Premiums for Wrappers Los Angeles Soap Co." written on its side, and short palm trees are visible on both sides of the horse and buggy. The large, five-story Potter Hotel is visible in the background. The construction of the hotel was started in 1902. it was opened in January 19th, 1903.

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Title Los Angeles Soap Company horse and wagon standing in front of the Potter Hotel in Santa Barbara, ca.1905

Subject industrial sites (adlf), Industry -- Soap (file heading), Los Angeles Soap Company (subject), Potter Hotel, Santa Barbara (subject), Soap trade (lcsh), Wagons (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Santa Barbara (city or populated place), Santa Barbara (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1905

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection)

Date Created 1905

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m13285

Identifier 14102 (accession number), CHS-14102 (call number), CHS-14102 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-12790 (legacy record id), chs-m13285 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-13438 (legacy record id), 1-118-1 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 12790

Unique identifier UC135149

Legacy Identifier CHS-14102.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.7 in × 16.5 in at 300dpi
52.7 cm × 41.9 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.

Date Created 1860/1960

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