Moses “Moe” Louis Annenberg
Permanent ID:
9270Date:
1930sImage Description:
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.Format:
PhotographsCollection:
Philadelphia Record photograph morgueRelated Person or Organization:
Annenberg, Moses Louis (depicted)Library of Congress Subjects:
Annenberg, Moses Louis, 1878-1942 [info:lc/authorities/names/n81140078]