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 the French style Chateau Elyse´e, located at 5930 Franklin Avenue in Hollywood. Originally built as a luxury hotel/apartment house in 1929 by Eleanor Ince, the widow of Thomas H. Ince, the successful pioneer silent film producer, the building is now part of the Celebrity Centre International of the Church of Scientology. Architect: Arthur E. Harvey. Photo date: June 6, 1929.
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