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The Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles, Cal.
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Description
Identifier
post_00276
Title
The
Chamber
of
Commerce
,
Los
Angeles
,
Cal
.
Creator
Unknown
Date Published
circa
1910
Subject (Topic)
Merchandise
displays--California--Los
Angeles
;
Public
buildings--California--Los
Angeles
;
Chambers
of
commerce--California--Los
Angeles
;
Commerce--California--Los
Angele
Subject (Name)
Los
Angeles
Chamber
of
Commerce
Subject (Place)
Los
Angeles
(Calif.)
Type
image
Form/Genre
Postcards
Physical Description
1
postcard
:
Color
;
9
x
14
cm
Institution
Department
of
Archives
and
Special
Collections
,
William
H
.
Hannon
Library
,
Loyola
Marymount
University
Country of Creation
US
Copyright Status
public
domain
Copyright Statement
http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher
M
.
Rieder
Place of Publication
Los
Angeles
,
Cal
.
Language
eng
Description
Interior
view
of
exhibition
room
at the
Los
Angeles
Chamber
of
Commerce
,
displaying
arts
and
crafts
,
plants
,
fruits
, and an
elephant
.
Historical Background
Los
Angeles
experienced
dramatic
population
losses
during
the
late
1880s
,
which
generated
detrimental
economic
effects
. The
idea
of the
Chamber
of
Commerce
was
conceived
and
executed
by a
group
of
business
men
to
promote
the
area's
products
. The
founding
officers
were
Maj
.
Edward
W
.
Jones
,
William
W
.
Workman
,
Col
.
Harrison
G
.
Otis
,
Samuel
B
.
Lewis
,
J.I
.
Redick
and
Thomas
A.
Lewis
. To
attract
Midwestern
farmers
to
Los
Angeles
, the
chamber
undertook
an
expedition
called
“California
on
Wheels.”
and
visited
towns
in the
Midwest
and
South
with a
railroad
car
outfitted
with
agricultural
products
.
Frank
Wiggins
planned
the
idea
to
feature
California
agricultural
products
at
national
and
international
exhibitions
.
Displays
like
the
elephant
showcased
that
Southern
California
offered
a
variety
of
marketable
items
.
Source
Werner
von
Boltenstern
Postcard
Collection
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