DATE OF ** ORIGINAL ** INSERT PHOTO / COVER / PRINT: 1928 CITY / TOWN-STATE: DETAILS: The Russell & Erwin Manufacturing Company was founded in 1839 by Henry E. Russell, Cornelius B. Erwin, and Frederick T. Stanley. It manufactures door locks, padlocks, and other door hardware and it's headquarters were in New Britain, Connecticut (1839-1969) and Berlin, Connecticut (1969-present). In 1902, it merged with the P. & F. Corbin Company , forming the American Hardware Corporation as a holding company. American was purchased by the Emhart Manufacturing Company in 1964, who reorganized Russell & Erwin as Russwin. It was sold to the Black & Decker Corporation in 1989 and in 1994, was sold to William Holdings PLC. In 2000, it was acquired by Assa Abloy AB. At 280 feet (90 m), the 21-story Milam Building in downtown San Antonio, Texas , was the tallest brick and reinforced concrete structure in the United States when it opened in 1928, as well as the first high-rise air-conditioned office building . The building was designed by George Willis , engineered by M.L. Diver, and constructed by L.T. Wright and Company. The building was named in honor of the Republic of Texas historical figure Benjamin Milam , noted for his leadership during the Texas Revolution . In keeping with that motif, the only flag that flies atop the tower is the Lone Star flag . HistoryThe Milam Building has undergone many events, including fires, foreclosure , and ownership changes. It was owned by Principal Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Des Moines, Iowa while the law firm of Maloney & Maloney occupied the top three floors. The 1950s had a tenancy by Mobil , Shell , the Railroad Commission of Texas , and Exxon used the building for their Texas headquarters, before they moved to Houston . The 1960s saw a tenancy by the men's clothing firm Hutchins Brothers in the specially designed Argyle Room as a permanent retail store within the building. George Willis was the architect of the building. The Milam Building was listed on National Register of Historic Places in 2014. The building was the first high rise office building in the world that was completely air conditioned and the first high rise that was built with no steel girders, only reinforced concrete . DesignThe building contains 210,851 square-feet within the tower structure and it was the first office building in the United States with built-in air conditioning when constructed. The general contractor was L.T. Wright and Company and the architect was George Willis , a student of Frank Lloyd Wright . The building engineer was M. L. Diver The building was named after Colonel Ben Milam , a leader in the Texas revolution. The Milam Company advertising proclaimed air conditioning as the building's principal feature, naming it Carrier's "Manufactured Weather." Doors and windows could be closed year-round, making the interior environmentally cleaner and quieter. The air conditioning covered all 21 floors of the building including its basement. The building shares an architectonic character with New York's seminal Barclay-Vesey Building . Exterior ornamentation is kept to a minimum, except at the top of the building. George Rodney Willis (August 11, 1879 – January 22, 1960), was an American architect associated with the Prairie School and the Oak Park, Illinois studio of Frank Lloyd Wright who thereafter had a successful career in California and in Texas. Early lifeGeorge Willis was born in Chicago , Illinois , on August 11, 1879, to Byron and Mary (Rodney) Willis. George was the third of four children. His mother was a descendant of Caesar Rodney , who cast Delaware 's vote for the Declaration of Independence . Education and Architectural Practice in ChicagoWillis attended Chicago public schools and enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago in 1899, affiliated with the Armour Institute (now Illinois Institute of Technology ). In his last year of school Willis began working in the Oak Park, Illinois, studio of architect Frank Lloyd Wright , for whom he served as draftsman for four years, rising to the position of head draftsman. During his years with Wright, he worked with draughtsmen and architects who were important practitioners of Prairie School architecture, including Barry Byrne , William Eugene Drummond , Marion Mahony , Isabel Roberts and Walter Burley Griffin . As Wright's son John Lloyd Wright recorded: William Drummond, Francis Barry Byrne, Walter Burley Griffin, Albert McArthur, Marion Mahony, Isabel Roberts and George Willis were the draftsmen. Five men, two women. They wore flowing ties, and smocks suitable to the realm. The men wore their hair like Papa, all except Albert, he didn't have enough hair ... I know that each one of them was then making valuable contributions to the pioneering of the modern American architecture for which my father gets the full glory, headaches and recognition today!Architecture Practice in TexasWillis moved to California in 1904 and worked for Myron Hunt . Projects on the boards during the time that Willis worked with Hunt and his partner Elmer Grey include:the Edith Daniels House, in Aradia, CA (1904), the Livingston Jenks House, San Rafael, CA (1904), the Astronomer's House (aka The Monastery) and other buildings, at the Mount Wilson Observatory , Mount Wilson, CA (1904), the Thomas H. Foote House, East Colorado Street, Pasadena, CA (1905), and the J.W. Gillespie House, in Montecito, CA. Then, Willis moved to Dallas , and formed a partnership with Stewart Moore in 1906. From 1907 to 1909 he worked with J. Edward Overbeck in a practice known as Overbeck and Willis. They collaborated on the expansive J. T. Trezevant House along Turtle Creek of 1907, providing Dallas with one of the two most imposing Prairie houses in Texas. In 1910 Willis was practicing alone in Dallas. Work in San AntonioIn 1911, he moved to San Antonio, Texas and was employed by Atlee B. Ayres until 1916, where he produced Prairie Style homes for Frank Winerich (1913) and Lonnie Wright (1914-1917). Thereafter he formed his own architectural practice. Among Willis' San Antonio works are the Lawrence T. Wright house (1914-1917), houses in Alamo Heights and Monte Vista, and a grouping of four small apartments at the corner of Bandera Road and E. Skyview, providing fine Texas example of Prairie School architecture. In 1928 he designed the Milam Building . It was the first office building in the United States with built in air conditioning when constructed and the tallest brick and reinforced concrete structure in the United States when it opened. It was also the first high-rise air-conditioned office building in the United State ] The air-conditioning design team was led by Willis H. Carrier, founder of the Carrier Engineering Corporation. Architect Willis also designed or had input in a series of San Antonio landmarks: Builders' Exchange Building ; Bexar County Courthouse ; San Antonio Municipal Auditorium (1926); San Antonio Country Club (ca 1920) original building (with Atlee B. Ayres); Palace Theatre (1923); Standard Sanitary Manufacturing Warehouse and Office Building (1923); and El Conquistador Tourist Hotel (1927); and Brackenridge Park Amphitheater . ARTIST: ILLUSTRATION OF THE BUILDING AND HARDWARE LOCKS - HANDLES, ETC. THEME: EXTRA INFO (TEXT & IMAGE): BLACK AND WHITE INSERT PHOTOGRAPHY CAN EVOKE MANY MOODS / EMOTIONS.... WHEN FRAMED FOR DECOR USE. THESE INSERT PHOTO'S COME FROM VINTAGE PERIODICALS AND MOST OFTEN ARE THE *ONLY* GIVEN SOURCE OF THAT PHOTO. HAVING NEVER BEEN AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE IN OTHER FORMATS THESE INSERT PHOTO'S ARE UNIQUE IN THIS FORM. THEY MAT AND FRAME UP WONDERFULLY WELL FOR THE WALL DECOR OF ANY HOME OR OFFICE. BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY HAS THAT DISTINCTIVE TOUCH OF ROMANTICISM AND NOSTALGIA THAT, THEREFORE, MAKES THEM BASICALLY TIMELESS IN STYLE. CONDITION: CLEAN, PERFECT FOR FRAMING AND DISPLAYING. ADVERT SIZE: SEE PHOTO - DIMENSIONS AT SIDES ARE SHOWN IN INCHES DESCRIPTION OF ITEM: A GREAT VINTAGE ORIGINAL B/W INSERT PHOTO. INSERT PHOTO'S ARE CAREFULLY REMOVED FROM VINTAGE PERIODICALS AND MAY BE TRIMMED IN PREPARATION FOR DISPLAYING. MARGINS ARE INCLUDED IN ADVERT SIZE. **NOTE** : PAGES MAY SHOW AGE WEAR AND IMPERFECTIONS TO MARGINS, WITH CLOSED NICKS AND CUTS, WHICH DO NOT AFFECT AD IMAGE OR TEXT WHEN MATTED AND FRAMED. 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