Christmas Cake
Image
Title
Christmas Cake
Identifier
7281
Description
View of the top of a beautifully decorated Christmas cake that was sent to the president of the United States at the time, Calvin Coolidge. William Cook Baker of Bill Baker's bakery in Ojai sent many cakes to presidents, and this was the first of many presidential cakes. It is a fruitcake decorated with a small village in the snow and Santa and sleigh. Bottom of photo reads: "W. C. Baker Ojai Cal Dec 1927."
Creator
Unknown
Date
1927 December
Format
25.5 x 20.3 cm
Black and white photograph
Subject
Fruitcake
Cake decorating
Gifts
Baker, William Cook, 1873-1942
Bill Baker's Ojai Bakery
Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933
Coverage
California
Ventura County (Calif.)
Ojai (Calif.)
Publisher
Museum of Ventura County
Rights
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Type
Image
Language
English
Collection
Citation
Unknown, “Christmas Cake,” Research Library at The Museum of Ventura County, accessed April 26, 2024, http://photographs.venturamuseum.org/items/show/5197.