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
rooms and spaces
Date
c. 1951
Work Location
Kansas (state)
Kansas City (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Modern (style or period)
Subject
rest rooms
factories (structures)
interior views
Description
Interior view of restroom with sinks along one wall and lockers in foreground, at Colgate-Palmolive Company in Kansas City, KS, 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-CPP3003
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