Name/Title
"BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS OF THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST IN CARTOON"Entry/Object ID
80.19.3.1Description
"BUILDERS AND DEVELOPERS OF THE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST IN CARTOON"
Color: Brown
"Builders and Developers of the Pacific Soluthwest in Cartoon", A. H. Dutton (Los Angeles: A. H. Dutton, 1924), n. p. A leatherbound book with a brief survey of Los Angeles facts, a roster of capitalists, businessmen, and other men of note in Los Angeles, followed by cartoon portraits and business associations, memberships, and hobbies of each. The cover has the title in raised embossed letters with the city seal of Los Angeles beneath. Walter Temple's name is printed on the lower right corner of the front cover, as well. Featured are Walter P. Temple; his associates Milton Kauffman and George H. Woodruff; and Boyle Workman. Other persons of interest are A. Otis Birch, president of the Great Republic Life Insurance Company, whose headquarters were built by a syndicate, the Central Finance Building Co., including Temple, Kauffman, and Woodruff (Vice-President and Director of the insurance company); Malcolm Crowe, president of the National City Bank, of which Woodruff was a Director and whose headquarters across the street from the Great Republic Life Building was also built by the Central Finance Building Co. The book is #21 of 103 deluxe editions signed by Dutton. The book has very slight edge wear on the covers and some fading on the cover, but is in good condition.Lexicon
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Books, Central Finance Building Company, Great Republic Life Insurance Company, National City Bank, Businessmen--Los Angeles (Calif.), Capitalists and financiers--Los Angeles (Calif.), Los Angeles (Calif.)--Biography--Portraits
