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Title
Bing Crosby's residence
Alternative Title
Works Progress Administration Photo Collection
Publication Information
Federal Writers' Project
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Residence of singer/actor, Bing Crosby (1903-1977), who was one of the most successful artists of the 20th century. The home is a large Colonial Revival style with 23 rooms and 9 bathrooms. A terrace can be seen above the entrance, and the back of an automobile peeks from the rear of the house. Designed by architect J. Robert Harris, the residence is located on Camarillo, but no address is available.
Type
Image
Format
1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00061827
Works Progress Administration Collection
WPA 7057 4x5; S-008-242 4x5
CARL0000065847
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/2404
Subject
Crosby, Bing,--1903-1977--Homes and haunts
Dwellings--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles)
Colonial revival (Architecture)--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles)
Works Progress Administration Collection photographs
North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Harris, J. Robert

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