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Harry Chandler with Eugene Meyer in the Times pressroom
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Harry Chandler with Jacob Baum and Eugene Meyer in the Times pressroom
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Black and white photograph of Harry Chandler (center) with Jacob Baum (left) and Eugene Meyer in the Los Angeles Times pressroom.
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Chandler, Harry
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Harry Chandler (1864-1944) was born in New Hampshire and moved permanently to Los Angeles in 1885. He worked as a clerk in the circulation department of the Los Angeles Times, as well as delivering papers. He married Ruth Chandler in 1894, two years after his first wife died. Chandler continued to advance at the newspaper and in 1914, Harrison Gray Otis declared his plan to give Chandler and his wife full control fo the Los Angeles Times upon his death. Chandler was publisher of the Los Angeles times from 1917-1944. Intensely protective of his legacy, Chandler had much of his material destroyed upon his death. Series includes reference files, arranged alphabetically by author/subject. Facsimiles may not be copied or published. Date range is 1894-1979.
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Harry Chandler at anniversary banquet with Times executives
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Black and white photograph of Harry Chandler at an anniversary banquet with several Los Angeles Times executives (duplicate of II - 6.18).
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Harry Chandler at the Times business office in 1897
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Black and white photograph of the Los Angeles Times business office. (L to R) unidentified customer, Bert Dennis, Jake Baum, L.L. Carpenter, (first name missing) Reuch, Harry Gilmore, Harry Chandler, Chester Ashley, and Irving Smith. Chandler is in a dark coat in shadow and thus difficult to see clearly.
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Mr. & Mrs. Harry Chandler with employees on the roof of the Times building
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Black and white photograph of Mr. & Mrs. Harry Chandler (seated at center), posing with about thirty Times employees, including Norman Chandler and F.X. Pfaffinger, on the Times roof with Los Angeles City Hall in the background.
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Acknowledgment of Harry Chandler's service at Los Angeles Times
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Black and white photograph of Harry Chandler receiving Los Angeles Times service pin with son Norman at boss-secretary breakfast. Sue Reeves in background.
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