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Title supplied by cataloger. John "Jake the Barber" Factor was born Iakov Faktorowicz on October 8, 1892 in England. He was a Prohibition-era gangster and con artist affiliated with Chicago mobsters. He later became a prominent businessman and Las Vegas casino proprietor, maintaining close ties to the mob. In 1960 he was the largest contributor to John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign. Later in life he became a philanthropist to inner city Los Angeles. John Factor was the younger half-brother of makeup mogul Max Factor, Sr. John died on January 22, 1984.; James Roosevelt was born on December 23, 1907, the oldest son of President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. He was an American businessman, activist and Democratic Party politician. He received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism while serving as a Marine Corps officer during World War II. He served as a Secretary to President Roosevelt and in the United States House of Representatives. He died on August 13, 1991. Pictured, from left to right, are philanthropist John "Jake the Barber" Factor; Irving H. Brott, president of the California Home for the Aged in Reseda, and Representative James Roosevelt. Photograph dated November 8, 1961.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Factor, John,--1892-1984 Roosevelt, James,--1907-1991 Reseda Home For the Aged (Los Angeles, Calif.)--Presidents Men--California--Los Angeles Legislators--United States Gangsters--California--Los Angeles Children of presidents--United States Reseda (Los Angeles, Calif.) Portrait photographs Group portraits Valley Times Collection photographs
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