- Title
- John Henry Dockweiler with a group of men and women, circa 1890s
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- Description
- John Henry Dockweiler is the sixth man from the left, standing on the steps next to a woman. One of his legs is bent. The American flag covers the front porch roof. This photo might have been taken at an opening event.
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- Format Extent
- 1 black-and-white photograph
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- Subject
- Dockweiler, John Henry, 1864-1941; Group portraits; Flags; Houses--California--Los Angeles
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- Note
- Henry and Margaretha Sugg Dockweiler had four sons, three of whom survived infancy, including John Henry (1864-1941), Joseph Aloysius (d. 1918), and Isidore Bernard Dockweiler (1867-1947). John Henry Dockweiler's professional expertise lay in engineering. He has played an important role in building the infrastructure of modern Los Angeles and the development of water systems in California. John Henry served two terms as the City Engineer of Los Angeles in 1890-1894 and 1896-1898. Also, he has served as a consulting engineer to the city governments of San Francisco and Oakland. John Henry and his brother Isidore B. Dockweiler were influential in Los Angeles history from the development of urban infrastructure to politics.
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- Collection
- Dockweiler Family Papers, CSLA-12, Series 1. Subseries B. John Henry Dockweiler; Box No. 1; Folder No. 5
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- Type
- ["Photographs"]
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- Geographic Location
- Los Angeles (Calif.)
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