DescriptionGallery of prominent Billings Business Men including Geo J. Synder, O.C. Johnson, H.W. Phillips, J.P. O'Malley, H.E. Perkins, Harry M. Allen, George L. Ladbury, R.A. Ridge, L.L. Swingle, R.C. Cardell, George Panos, W.D. Mowre, Jno E. Sadring, W.C. Adler, R.C. Griffin, Joseph Benedict, Fred Polhemus, J.W. Hartman, F.S. Robinson, C.E. Tarr, H.Y. Brown, Joel Hallowell, Warren A. Dedrick (Architect), J.G. Link (Architect), Jas E. Rae, Paul M. Klos, Jno C. Hays, J.S. Watson, Swan, Mrs. William Waters (American Cafe), Joe Edy (Soda and Confectionary), S.W. Belanger, and Lawrence G. Vicars. Warren Dedrick, the architect, graduated from Billings High School in 1908 and from the University of Michigan in 1914. Dedrick drew plans for the Midland Empire Fairgrounds, Losekamp Memorial Building at BPI (now Rocky Mountain College), Stillwater County Courthouse in Columbus, and Hardin High School. Dedrick married Lila F. Rhoads in March, 1915 - See Dedrick biography in Montana, its Story and Biography; a History of Aboriginal and Territorial Montana and Three Decades of Statehood, edited by Tom Stout, 1921. It's possible that Warren A. Dedrick, appears to be a 'significant architect' within the City of Long Beach, CA - A Warren Dedrick, formerly of Billings, experienced first-hand, the devastating Long Beach earthquake of March, 1933 - See 'Other Montanans', Montana Butte Standard, March 11, 1933. One of his projects is the Port of Long Beach Administration Building - Sees on-line Habs documentation - Documenting The Port of Long Beach Administration Building: A Work of Art on the Water, Aubrie Morlet, 2014.TypeImageCreatorUnknownGenrephotographsDate1914SubjectBusinessmenBusinesswomenAdvertising--1910-1920Contributing InstitutionBillings Public LibraryGeographic CoverageBillings, MontanaDigital CollectionBillings - Images of PlacesDigital Formatimage/jpgDigitization SpecificationEpson 1640 XL scanner. 8 x 10 image at 300 dpi, 8 bit greyscale. Master Image size - 18,000 kb.Date Digitized2015copyrightNoC-US
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