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Washington (D.C.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

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John McShain papers

 Collection
Accession: 2000
Abstract:

John McShain (1898-1989) was a Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.,-based building contractor, whose firm, John McShain, Inc., was by 1950 the fiftieth largest construction firm in the United States, with contracts in excess of $100,000,000. John McShain's personal and business papers document his business career, the construction industry, and his investments in hotels, car dealerships, parking garages, transit lines, and racehorses.

Dates: 1925-1989