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Order Number	00106527
Title	Says business to soar in 1954
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 1502
Date	1953
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Photograph was edited for publication purposes.
Historical Data	Leonard K. Firestone was born June 10, 1907 in Akron, Ohio. He joined the family business, Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, after graduating from college in 1931 and became president of the company's operations in California in 1943. He retired from Firestone Tire and Rubber in 1970. Firestone was active in Republican politics and was appointed U.S. ambassador to Belgium by President Richard Nixon in 1974, serving until 1976. Firestone was involved in many charities, especially those associated with alcohol abuse, and he co-founded the Betty Ford Center in 1982. He died on December 24, 1996.
Description	Photograph caption dated October 28, 1953 reads "Tire tycoon Leonard K. Firestone addresses truckers; right, H. D. Tompkins, Firestone vice president." The men are seated on a couch.
Subject	Firestone, Leonard K.--(Leonard Kimball),--1907-1996. Firestone Tire and Rubber Company. Philanthropists--United States. Businessmen--United States. Men--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Evening Herald Express photographs. Herald-Examiner 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	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection