Employees of the American News Company at work in their well-lit new surroundings in October, 1950. Construction of their new building started several months ago in May when land was cleared at 2124 Martin Luther King Jr. Way (formerly South "K" Street). American News was a news dealer who sold magazines at wholesale. According to the 1951 City Directory, R.B. Westacott managed the firm. Photograph ordered by Freigang Construction Company.

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A Chevrolet truck, belonging to the American News Company, stands with its rear doors open for delivery at the company's new offices at 2124 Martin Luther King Jr. Way (formerly South "K" Street). The building, in October, 1950, was nearly complete; a large sign identifying the company waits to be placed for display. American News was a wholesale news dealer of magazines. Progress photograph ordered by Freigang Construction Company.

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The site for the American News building has been cleared and building materials have been delivered. Studding for a wall has been erected along the left side of the lot. Residential properties are seen across the street in the background. Ordered by Freigang Construction Company, Mr. Freigang.

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The walls are going up on the new American News building. Plywood forms are in place and in the right foreground the rebar used to reinforce poured concrete can be seen set in a grid againt the plywood. Stacks of lumber are placed in the middle of the building site. Ordered by Freigang Construction Company, Mr. Freigang.

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