Historical Portrait
Edwin Loeb Farewell Dinner, circa 1911
Archive record
Public-domain historical photograph of Edwin Loeb's farewell dinner at Al Levy's Cafe in Los Angeles, circa 1911, featuring prominent local businessmen.
About this photograph
This photograph records a farewell dinner for Edwin Loeb held at Al Levy's Cafe in Los Angeles around 1911. The gathering included prominent local businessmen, though the record does not identify them individually or explain the occasion for Loeb's departure.
The archive catalogues the date as approximate, indicating some uncertainty about the precise year. No photographer is credited. The image entered the public domain through California Revealed, a statewide programme that digitises holdings from California libraries, archives, museums and historical societies and makes them publicly available online.
The subject tags place this photograph within collections documenting Jewish history in Southern California and American business life in the early twentieth century. Beyond the basic facts of the event and its setting, little is known about the individuals present or the circumstances that brought them together for this dinner.
Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.
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