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I31-3
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- 1936 (Creation)
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ca. 1936. Studio portrait of Ed Griffin wearing three-piece suit with white shirt, striped tie, and glasses. Mr. Griffin was president and general manager of the Tacoma Griffin Fuel Company. He took over the business his father, Fred Griffin, started at the turn of the century. The company sold and delivered fuel oils, sawdust, wood and coal. Ed Griffin was born and lived all his life in Tacoma. He attended Stadium High School , the University of Washington and the Harvard School of Business. He died in March of 1955 at the age of 46. At the time of this picture, he was married to Nancy and lived in Caledonia Beach with his wife and baby son. (Argentum)
Griffin, Edwin L., 1908-1955; Griffin Fuel Co. (Tacoma); Business people--Tacoma--1930-1940;