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Description
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".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 20 x 25 cm. photographic prints photographs
Buildings Trade and professional associations Los Angeles--Architecture--Commercial--Markets #2 Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce California Fruit Growers Exchange Commercial sites
Place
California Los Angeles USA
Source
44113 [Accession number] CHS-44113 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] reorder no: 70255-6 [Identifying number]
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