Title supplied by cataloger.; Herman J. Schultheis was born in Aachen, Germany in 1900, and immigrated to the United States in the mid-1920s after obtaining a Ph.D. in mechanical and electrical engineering. He married Ethel Wisloh in 1936, and the pair moved to Los Angeles the following year. He worked in the film industry from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s, most notably on the animated features Fantasia and Pinocchio. His detailed notebook, documenting the special effects for Fantasia, is the subject of a 14-minute short-subject included on the film's DVD. In 1949, he started employment with Librascope as a patent engineer. Schultheis was an avid amateur photographer who traveled the world with his cameras. It was on one of these photographic exhibitions in 1955 that he disappeared in the jungles of Guatemala. His remains were discovered 18 months later. The digitized portion of this collection represents the images Schultheis took of Los Angeles and its surrounding communities after he relocated to the area in 1937. Architect Robert H. Orr designed the 1924 Spanish Colonial Revival style Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, originally known as Hollywood Hospital, located at 1300 North Vermont Avenue. The firm of Albert C. Martin and Associates were responsible for a major expansion of the facility in 1967. This building has been determined eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. This view of Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital captures Fire Engine Company No. 35 and H. G. Gilbert Real Estate Company as well. The fire company and real estate buildings were demolished during the expansion of the hospital.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;11 x 15 cm. Photographic prints
Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital Hospitals--California--East Hollywood (Los Angeles) Medical centers--California--East Hollywood (Los Angeles) Architecture--California--East Hollywood (Los Angeles)--Spanish influences Real estate agents--California--Los Angeles Fire stations--California--East Hollywood (Los Angeles) Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Lampposts--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--East Hollywood (Los Angeles) Lost architecture--California--East Hollywood (Los Angeles) East Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Vermont Avenue (Los Angeles, Calif.) Schultheis Collection photographs Orr, Robert H
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