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Howard F. Ahmanson, Sr., portrait
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Description
Order Number
00081956
Title
Howard
F
.
Ahmanson
,
Sr.
,
portrait
Collection ID
Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession
Portraits-Ahmanson
,
Howard.
;
A-004-978
4x5
Date
1962
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
;19
x
20
cm
. on
sheet
26
x
21
cm
.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Historical Data
Philanthropist
Howard
F
.
Ahmanson
,
Sr
.
(1906-1968)
made
his
fortune
during
the
Great
Depression
selling
fire
insurance
for
property
under
foreclosure
, and in the
post-war
home
construction
and
real
estate
boom
in
Los
Angeles
. He
founded
H.F
.
Ahmanson
&
Co
.
early
in his
career
,
which
was an
insurance
and
savings
&
loan
association
.
Ahmanson
also
established
the
Ahmanson
Foundation
,
which
is
still
operated
by
members
of the
Ahmanson
family
today
.
When
Ahmanson
,
Sr
.
died
in
1968
, his
18-year-old
son
,
Howard
Fieldstead
Ahmanson
,
Jr
.
inherited
a
vast
fortune
and was the
sole
heir
of the
Home
Savings
bank
fortune
built
by his
father
.
Description
Portrait
of
philanthropist
and
financier
,
Howard
F
.
Ahmanson
,
Sr
.
Mr
.
Ahmanson
is
pictured
wearing
a
white
shirt
,
dark
striped
tie
, and
black
jacket
. He
rests
one
hand
on the
arm
of a
chair
, and his his
elbow
on an
adjacent
table
. This
portrait
was
taken
approximately
six
years
before
his
death
.
Photograph
dated
:
November
3
,
1962
.
Subject
Ahmanson, Howard F.,--Sr.
Philanthropists--United States.
Capitalists and financiers--United States.
Portrait photographs
Coverage
1961
;
1962
;
1963
;
1964
;
1965
;
1966
;
1967
;
1968
;
1969
;
1970
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
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http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name
Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection
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