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Title
Thriftimart grand opening
Alternative Title
Los Angeles Photographers Photo Collection
Creator
Morris, Ralph
Date Created and/or Issued
1959
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
This collection includes approximately 40,000 photographs by commercial photographer Ralph Morris, who worked in the Los Angeles area from 1939-1981. His advertising and industrial clients included department stores, restaurants, the automobile and petroleum industries as well as business executives. Also included is the Luckhaus Studio collection of architecture, fashion, the movie industry, sports and street scenes, images which Morris obtained in 1939.
Exterior view of a Thriftimart decorated for its grand opening. Automobiles of all types are parked in the lot and a small Van de Kamp windmill is visible on the left side of the image.
Type
Image
Format
1 photographis print :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier
00059245
Ralph Morris Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection
L.A.-Shops and stores-Thriftimart; S-005-877 4x5
CARL0000062582
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/122113
Subject
Thriftimart
Stores & shops--California--Los Angeles
Grocery stores--California--Los Angeles
Parking lots--California--Los Angeles
Automobiles--California--Los Angeles

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