Moses “Moe” Louis Annenberg

Photograph depicts a portrait of Moses “Moe” Louis Annenberg.  Annenberg was born in East Prussia on February 11, 1877.  Annenberg immigrated to Chicago in 1900 where he started out as a newspaper salesman.  He later built a successful publishing company, which purchased t...

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Collection:Philadelphia Record photograph morgue (#V07)
Date:1930-01-01/1939-12-31
Box Number:Box 2
Format: Electronic
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Copyright:Please contact Historical Society of Pennsylvania Rights and Reproductions (rnr@hsp.org)
Online Access:https://digitallibrary.hsp.org/index.php/Detail/objects/9270
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Summary: Photograph depicts a portrait of Moses “Moe” Louis Annenberg.  Annenberg was born in East Prussia on February 11, 1877.  Annenberg immigrated to Chicago in 1900 where he started out as a newspaper salesman.  He later built a successful publishing company, which purchased the Philadelphia Inquirer in 1936.  On April 4, 1940 Annenberg plead guilty to income tax evasion and was sentenced to prison.  Annenberg served two years in prison before his death on July 20, 1942.