Photograph of doorman Jack Jordan replacing a white flag on top of a large metal lantern at the Biltmore Hotel. In the background is a building façade made of stone with an open window and some plants. There is also a car in a distance.
View of William Marsh Kimball in collared shirt, tie, and jacket. Kimball was a pioneer California hotel man and former manager of the Beverly Hills Hotel. He also managed the Clift Hotel in San Francisco, the Hollywood Hotel in Florida, and the Preston at Swampscott, Massachusetts. He died in San Francisco following a short illness.