Colgate-Palmolive Company
Title
Colgate-Palmolive Company
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
December 5, 2018
Alternative Title or Name
Toilet Articles Building
Creator
Albert Kahn, Inc.
Creator2
Hedrich Blessing Studio (Photographer)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
architectural elements
Date
c. 1951
Work Location
Kansas (state)
Kansas City (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Modern (style or period)
Subject
stairwells
warehouses
interior views
Description
Interior view of stairwell with stairs leading to two floors at the Colgate-Palmolive Company Toilet Articles Building in Kansas City, Kansas, designed by Albert Kahn Associates c. 1951. “Colgate-Palmolive was formed in New York City in 1806. It traces its Kansas City-area roots to 1872, when Peet Brothers formed a soap company here. Peet Brothers established the Kansas City, Kan., plant in 1906. Palmolive and Peet merged in 1926. Colgate merged with the company in 1928. The company officially changed its name to Colgate-Palmolive Co. in 1953,”—Colgate-Palmolive set to close KCK Plant, Kansas City Business Journal, September 29, 2006.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Reproduction Source
b/w photograph:
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-AK-CPP3001
- Date Added
- November 13, 2018
- Collection
- Albert Kahn Collection
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- stairs
- Citation
- “Colgate-Palmolive Company,” LTU Digital Images, accessed April 24, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/17890.