Exterior view of the T.D. Mott Building, home of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, [s.d.]

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Photograph of an exterior view of the T.D. Mott Building, home of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, [s.d.]. At center, at two-story brick building is shown, overcome by signs hanging from its awnings that read "Wreden Packing and Provision Co.". In front, two automobiles are parked, one of which reads "Edendale Bakery". Farther in, a second sign reads "Sam Seelig Co. Store No. 18".; In 1893 the Southern California Fruit Exchange was founded in the building. An earlier record reads: "Sunkist Adventure, Part I, History, photo h. The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce building, birthplace of the Sunkist cooperative marketing concept. Growers meeting here in the summer of 1893 founded Southern California Fruit Exchange".

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Title Exterior view of the T.D. Mott Building, home of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, [s.d.]

Subject buildings (lcsh), California Fruit Growers Exchange (subject), commercial sites (adlf), Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Commercial -- Markets #2 (file heading), Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce (subject), Trade and professional associations (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 20 x 25 cm. (aacr2), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection, 1890-1960 (subcollection)

Creator Eastabrook Photography (photographer)

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-m1347

Identifier 44113 (accession number), CHS-44113 (call number), CHS-44113 (filename), reorder no: 70255-6 (identifying number), chs-m825 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-2220 (legacy record id), chs-m1347 (legacy record id), USC-2-1-1-1393 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 2220

Unique identifier UC115578

Legacy Identifier CHS-44113.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 20.3 in × 16.4 in at 300dpi
51.5 cm × 41.7 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection 1890-1960

Description The more than 3,600 unique photographs of this collection document the Chamber's promotional efforts during the city's early years. In addition to stock photographs, there are pictures of the elaborate booths and displays that the Chamber prepared for use at state fairs and international trade shows. The photographic collection contains images showing the growth of important municipal enterprises, such as ground transportation systems, aviation, and shipping. In addition there are about 1,000 lantern slides in this collection -- not yet fully digitized.

Date Created 1860/1960

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