Title supplied by cataloger. Portrait of Leslie Coombs Brand (1859-1925). An early developer of business and banking, Brand became a major figure in the settlement and economic growth of the Glendale area. He installed Glendale's first airfield on his property and later, partnered with Henry E. Huntington to bring the Pacific Electric Railway to the area. At the time of his death, Brand was one of Glendale's wealthiest and most influential citizens; his legacy to Glendale was the donation of his estate, "the Brand Castle", to be converted to a library and park for the use of all Glendale residents.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 16 cm. Photographic prints
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