Armitage, George Thomas (sold)
George Thomas Armitage (September 7, 1891 - November 6, 1966) was an American tourism executive and publisher. Armitage moved to Hawaii in 1914 and found a job working for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin as a reporter. He served as a lieutenant in the 27th Infantry Division in the American Expeditionary Force in Siberia after World War I. In 1920 he founded the Hawaii Tourist Bureau and served as executive secretary of the organization until 1942 when World War II forced its closure. He published books on Hawaiiana after the war, including one titled 'How's Your Hawaiian?' He retired around 1956 and moved to Calistoga, California, where he died of uremic poisoning. He married Louise Webber on December 31, 1917, in Tacoma, Washington.
Helping WWII military personnel get around Honolulu.
City of Honolulu. Territory of Hawaii. / Detailed Map and Guide of Honolulu and the Island of Oahu.
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This is a January 1945 James Mann and George Armitage city plan or map of Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii. Published near the end of World War II (1939 - 1945), the map provided military personnel stationed on the island with a practical guide to the city. It offers useful information about streets, hotels, and other locations, and suggests places of interest in Honolulu and Oahu. (more details)