Richard P. "Shorty" Roberts
Manager:
Dec 8 1920 - Oct 1925
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San Francisco Chronicle - Oct 18, 1920
Cliff House To Reopen
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SF Chronicle - Dec 4 1920
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The San Francisco Examiner - 4 Dec 1920
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San Francisco Chronicle - Dec 9 1920
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"Richard P. Roberts, Manager"
Mar 2 1921
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"S.S. Golden State arrives"
Mar 7 1921
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"Richard P. Roberts, Manager"
Mar 30 1921
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Richard Roberts hires Arthur Rodolfi as manager
The Hotel World The Hotel and Travelers Journal, Volume 93, July 2 1921
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San Francisco Chronicle, ad - 12 June 1922
(for Shriners visit 1922)
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San Francisco Chronicle - Jun 30 1922
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San Francisco Chronicle - Jul 30 1922
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"RICHARD P. ROBERTS, Manager"
San Francisco Chronicle - Aug 19, 1922
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"Richard Roberts, boss of the Cliff House"
San Francisco Chronicle - Nov 18, 1922
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San Francisco Chronicle - Jan 2 1923
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The San Francisco Examiner - 19 Jan 1924
WAMPA stands for "Western Association of Motion Picture Advertisers"
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foldout, Feb 1924
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The San Francisco Examiner - 26 Nov 1924
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The San Francisco Examiner - 29 Jan 1924
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San Francisco Chronicle - Oct 3 1925
The below story suggests another party initially planned to take
over the Cliff House,
but presumably the deal did not go though and Roberts took the position instead.
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San Francisco Chronicle - Feb 24, 1920
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passport photo
Ancestry.com
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WWI draft card (detail)
Ancestry.com
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Richard "Shorty" Roberts
San Francisco Public Library (link) |
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Richard "Shorty" Roberts
San Francisco Public Library (link) |
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