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"Commodore" Louis D. Beaumont, vice-president of the May Department Stores Company, Los Angeles, 1923

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Louis D. Beaumont co-founded the May Company Department Stores. He was called "Commodore" because of his affinity for yachting. He started a general store in Colorado with his two brothers, later joining brother-in-law David May to form the May Shoe and Clothing Co., predecessor of the nationwide May Department Store chain. He retired from the May Co. in 1912 but remained a vice-president until his death. Beaumont's visit to Los Angeles was reported on in "David May To Be Here for Winter: Merchant Who Controls Hamburger's is One of World's Leaders," Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 1923: II6.
Date:
November 20, 1923
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Commodore" Louis D. Beaumont, vice-president of the May Department Stores Company, Los Angeles, 1923

"Commodore" Louis D. Beaumont, vice-president of the May Department Stores Company, Los Angeles, 1923

Description:
Louis D. Beaumont co-founded the May Company Department Stores. He was called "Commodore" because of his affinity for yachting. He started a general store in Colorado with his two brothers, later joining brother-in-law David May to form the May Shoe and Clothing Co., predecessor of the nationwide May Department Store chain. He retired from the May Co. in 1912 but remained a vice-president until his death. Beaumont's visit to Los Angeles was reported on in "David May To Be Here for Winter: Merchant Who Controls Hamburger's is One of World's Leaders," Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 1923: II6.
Date:
November 20, 1923
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Commodore" Louis D. Beaumont, vice-president of the May Department Stores Company, Los Angeles, 1923