John Jacob Astor V, the fifth member of the American Astor family to bear the name John Jacob, became owner and chairman of The Times of London in 1922.
Naturalist, inventor and businessman Clarence Birdseye pioneered the process of flash freezing in the United States. His company was bought by General Foods.
Hilda Doolittle (or H.D.) was a poet of the avant-garde Imagist movement and was openly bisexual.
Al Jolson was a Russian-born U.S. singer, songwriter, and blackface comedian who performed in vaudeville and minstrel shows and starred in The Jazz Singer.
Organized crime figure Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti was a member of Al Capone’s Chicago gang, and the front man for Capone’s empire when Capone was imprisoned.
Painter and muralist Diego Rivera sought to make art that reflected the lives of the working class and native peoples of Mexico.
Rex Stout was an American crime writer best known as the man who brought the world the fictional New York City detective Nero Wolfe.
Sophie Tucker, also known as "The Last of the Red Hot Mamas," was a Russian-American singer, comedian, actress and Vaudeville performer.
James Van Der Zee was a renowned, Harlem-based photographer known for his posed, storied pictures capturing African-American citizenry and celebrity.
Edward Weston's photography captured organic forms and texture. Portraits of his family taken in the 1940s are some of his best work.