Hotel Potter Santa Barbara, California, 1909 – Antique Photo Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
Description
This rare historic image captures Hotel Potter Santa Barbara, California, 1909 in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: Hotel Potter, Santa Barbara
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Hotel Potter Santa Barbara, California, 1909
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In 1909 Santa Barbara sat on the Pacific coast between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the sea, and it had become one of California's best-known winter resorts. Visitors arrived by Southern Pacific train, which had linked the town to the wider state since the 1880s, and they stayed in hotels like the Potter, which catered to tourists and to wealthy families who came for the mild climate. Local farms grew lima beans, citrus, and other crops, and agriculture, tourism, and the town's growing number of residents shaped daily life along the waterfront and the streets near the business district. Residents also took pride in the old Franciscan mission founded in 1786, which they promoted as a symbol of the town's Spanish heritage. A panoramic view like this one would have shown a community that people at the time knew mainly as a healthful and handsome seaside destination.
| Created / published | 1909 |
|---|---|
| Creator | haines photo co. (conneaut, ohio) |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--California |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,075 px · prints to 18 × 4 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | Hotel Potter, Santa Barbara |
| Reference | CA Hotel Potter Santa Barbara 1909 |
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