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. Four different views. View 15: a mechanic works on the crankshaft of an automobile. View 16: a mechanic bores out the valves on an engine. View 17: mechanic watches the crankshaft on his table. View 18: a worker dumps pieces into a large drum.
Type
Image
Format
4 photographs:b&w Photographic prints
Identifier
00057693 Ralph Morris Collection; Los Angeles Photographers Collection Transportation-Automobiles-Maintenance.; S-005-837.15 4x5; S-005-837.16 4x5; S-005-837.17 4x5; S-005-837.18 4x5 CARL0000060761 http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/122231
Subject
Automobiles--Maintenance and repair Automobile mechanics
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