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Order Number	00067789
Title	Daniel Freeman
Collection ID	Works Progress Administration Collection
Location/Accession	WPA 1554 4x5
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Notes	Photo reproduced in 1937 from a steel cut.; Below the image it reads, "American Historical Society" and "Steel engraving by Stanley & Dunn."
Historical Data	He was born in 1837, on a farm in the province of Ontario, Canada. Once his wife contracted tuberculosis, the family moved to Julian, California. After some time here in California, Freeman came to own two former Spanish ranchos, Rancho Centinela and Rancho Sausal Redondo, which he later developed. His large land holdings helped make him a prominent businessman, whose reputation in the Los Angeles business community earned him the presidency of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce (1893-1894). He also served as director of the Southern California Railway and was an esteemed benefactor of the University of Southern California. A hospital in Inglewood, the Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital, was named after him.
Description	Portrait of Daniel Freeman (1837-1918), the founder of Inglewood.
Publisher	Federal Writers' Project. Stanley & Dunn. American Historical Society.
Subject	Freeman, Daniel. Businessmen--United States. Portrait photographs. Works Progress Administration Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Works Progress Administration Photo Collection