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William Horsley Papers, 1903-1947

Owning Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library

About this Collection

William Horsley (1870-1956) founded the Centaur Film Company (later known as Nestor Motion Picture Company) in Bayonne, New Jersey in 1907. His film company and other independents merged to create Universal Pictures Company in 1912. The digital collection contains photographs from the early 1910s related to William Horsley's career in the motion picture industry. View this collection on the contributor's website.
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56 items found in this collection

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Actors in flood scene on western town set at Universal City, Calif., …
Adobe or cinder block building with long windows at Universal City, Calif., …
Bar and cigar counter with three people at Universal City, Calif., circa …
Bird, sheep and monkey pens at Universal City, Calif., 1915
Blacksmith shoeing horse as people watch at Universal City, Calif., circa 1915
Building with "employees only" sign at Univeral City, Calif., circa 1915
Building with Roman solider and justice statues outside at Universal City, Calif., …
Buildings along Laemmle Blvd. in Universal City, Calif., 1915
Buildings and cars along Laemmle Blvd. in Universal City, Calif., 1915
Carl Laemmle and Isador Bernstein parading to gates as crowd watches at …
Carriage Painting Department at Universal City, Calif., circa 1915
Construction of diffusing stage at Universal City, Calif., circa 1915
Cowboys on horseback gathered near watertower at Universal City, Calif., circa 1915
Craftsman style building at Universal City, Calif., 1915
Crowd watching flood scene on western town set at Universal City, Calif., …
Dining room at Universal City, Calif., 1915
Dog cages at Universal City, Calif., 1915
Dressing/make-up room[?] in building at Universal City, Calif., 1915
Facade of small white stacco building at Universal City, Calif., 1915
Girl at sheep and monkey pens at Universal City, Calif., 1915
Grass roof cottages at Universal City, Calif., 1915
Hallway and stairway in building at Universal City, Calif., 1915
Handler with elephant outside barn at Universal City, Calif., 1915
Hay barn interior at Universal City, Calif., 1915
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