Group portrait of former mayors George E. Cryer, John C. Porter, W.D. Stephens, Meredith P. Snyder, and F.T. Woodman, gathered to support Republican gubernatorial candidate Frank F. Merriam. George Edward Cryer served as mayor from 1921-1929. John Clinton Porter served as mayor from 1929-1933. William Dennison Stephens served as mayor from 1909 and Governor of California from 1917-1923. Meredith Pinxton Snyder served as mayor in 1897-1898, 1900-1904, and 1919-1921. Frederick Thomas Woodman served as mayor from 1916-1919.
Mayor George E. Cryer standing behind microphones gives a speech at the dedication of the new City Hall located at 1st and Spring St., Los Angeles. In the background is a Baldwin grand piano with trophies on it and the new building.
The Commercial Club Building was constructed from 1925 to 1926, and is located at 1100 South Broadway (corner of 11th and Broadway). It is an Italian Romanesque Revival Style building and is on the National Register of Historic Places. Reported in "Commerce Club to Break Soil for New Home," Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 1924: A3.
Reported in "New Lights on Wilshire Turned on: Boulevard Becomes Great White Way Amid Jubilee Enjoyed by Thousands," Los Angeles Times, 09 Feb. 1928: A15.
Ralph D. Blumenfeld (front, left, holding a hat) with Los Angeles Mayor George E. Cryer (front, right) on the steps of city hall (200 N. Spring St.), with a group of men behind them. Mr. Blumenfeld was the chairman and editor of The London Express and president of the Institute of Journalists. In 1928, Mr. Blumenfeld along with fourteen British journalists went on a two month tour of the United States. The photograph may have been taken during their visit to Los Angeles, California during the two month tour of the United States in 1928.
Mayor George E. Cryer turned the first spadeful of dirt at the groundbreaking ceremony for Los Angeles City Hall. Among the speakers was City Attorney Jess E. Stephens.