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Emma Quintilla Geer Bruton (1907-1989) was a philanthropist,author,library advocate,the namesake for the Bruton Memorial Library in Plant City,Florida,as well as that for Bruton-Geer Hall at the University of Florida Levin College of Law in Gainesville,Florida.
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- 1 2 "Knight and Wall Hardware". TampaPix. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
- ↑ VanLandingham, Kyle S. (November 1997). ""TO FAITHFULLY DISCHARGE MY DUTY": THE LIFE AND CAREER OF PERRY GREEN WALL". Sunland Tribune. Tampa, Florida: Tampa Historical Society. 23: 3–12.
- 1 2 "In the Peninsular State: Knight and Wall Company". Iron Tradesman. Dalton and Atlanta, Georgia: W. R. C. Smith Publishing Company. 75 (5): 24–26. June 1916 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Perry G. Wall - 41st Mayor Of Tampa". City of Tampa, Florida. City of Tampa. June 17, 2014.
- ↑ Burgert Brothers Photographic Collection (May 14, 1926). "Mayor Perry G. Wall and realtor H. E. Opre in stands at ball game: Tampa, Fla". HCPLC.org: Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative. Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System. OCLC 48872175.
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