Image of an elevated street view of B.T. Babbitt's waterfront soap factory complex in New York City, surrounded by vignettes showing people in the dress of different countries with boxes of Best Soap. Date supplied by cataloger based on printer history; Hatch Lith. Co. was located on Vesey St. from approximately 1871-1886. "Soap for All Nations Cleanliness is the scale of Civilization."--text, center of image. "The Hatch Lith. Co. 32 & 34 Vesey St. N.Y. & 8 Summer St. Boston."--text, bottom right margin. "64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 74, 46, 78, 80 & 82 Washington St. (New York.) 42, 42, 43, 44, 48 & 49 West St. Between Rector & Morris Sts."--text, bottom center margin.
Type
image
Extent
1 lithograph : uncolored ; overall 61.28 x 79.38 cm (24 1/8 x 31 1/4 in.)
Advertising--Cleaning compounds Advertising--Soap Industrial buildings--Pictorial works International trade--Pictorial works New York (N.Y.)--Buildings, structures, etc.--Pictorial works B. T. Babbitt’s Best Soap Lithographs--1850-1875. (gmgpc) Lithographs--1875-1900. (gmgpc) Views. (gmgpc)
Place
New York (N.Y.)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection Household Large Size Cleaning Products The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library
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