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Order Number	00034092
Title	Portrait of Mayor George Edward Cryer
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	S-004-115 4x5; Portraits-Cryer, Mayor George.
Physical Description	1 photograph :b&w
Historical Data	George Edward Cryer (1875-1961) moved from Nebraska to Southern California with his family in 1885; he was educated in the Redlands and Pasadena public schools, and graduated from Los Angeles High School. Enrolling at the University of Michigan Law School, Cryer graduated with honors and began practicing law in Los Angeles in 1903. He was first assistant United States Attorney (1910-1912); served as the chief assistant Los Angeles City Attorney (1912-1913), chief deputy Los Angeles County District Attorney (1915-1919), and was the prosecutor in the corruption case brought against Los Angeles County Supervisor, Richard H. Norton. Cryer was elected mayor of the City of Los Angeles in 1921 in a close election against the incumbent Meredith P. Snyder, and was re-elected to office in 1923, and again in 1925. During his eight-year administration, large public works projects were launched, including the construction of Los Angeles City Hall, the Central Library, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, and the Mulholland Highway. He was also instrumental in bringing the 1932 Summer Olympic Games to Los Angeles. After leaving office in 1929 Cryer went into private practice, but between 1929 and 1931, he became engaged in a widely publicized court battle with radio evangelist Rev. Robert P. Shuler. Cryer died in 1961 at the age of 87, following surgery for a broken hip, which he suffered when he tripped over a garden hose at his house in Los Angeles. Following his death, as part of the city’s memorial service, Cryer’s coffin was placed in the City Hall rotunda, where his body lay in state. George E. Cryer was entombed at Forest Lawn Mausoleum.
Description	Portrait of George Edward Cryer, Mayor of Los Angeles from 1921-1929. Under Cryer, a former police officer, the present city hall and library, the Coliseum and Olympic Auditorium were erected. The population had reached one million, and passenger service and airmail routes opened between Los Angeles and New York.
Subject	Cryer, George E. Mayors--California--Los Angeles. Portrait 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	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection