Title:
Thistle Towel Company, Orange, California, ca. 1920
Subject:
Textile industry
Thistle Towel Company--Orange (Calif.)
Description:
Thistle Towel Company, located at the southwest corner of West Almond Avenue and South Cypress Street, Orange, California,
ca. 1920. Owned by Michael Eltiste. Hand-colored postcard image shows corner view of building from across the street, with
several figures standing near the doorway on sidewalk and three automobiles visible in the street. Reverse of postcard printed
with alphabetical list of Southern California cities and various stores where Thistle Towel Products can be purchased. The
building previously housed the West Coast Textile Company, which went bankrupt and was purchased by Michael Eltiste. By 1931
it became known as the Eltiste Textile Mills and in its last years in the mid-1930s, it was known as the California Textile
Mills.
Postcard
color
7.6 x 12.9 cm.
Publisher:
Orange Public Library
Date:
ca.1920
Type:
Image
Identifier:
OPL183
10511898
Language:
eng
Relation:
Orange Public Library Local History Collection
Historic Orange Online
Rights:
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