Title supplied by cataloger.; Herman J. Schultheis was born in Aachen, Germany in 1900, and immigrated to the United States in the min-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. This building's current address is 9169 Sunset Boulevard. A two-story commercial/office building, located on Sunset Boulevard in what is now West Hollywood. It is occupied by Berman Furs, a few offices, and retail establishments. A glimpse of a Foster and Kleiser billboard is seen on the left.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;15 x 11 cm. Photographic prints
Berman Furs Commercial buildings--California--West Hollywood Office buildings--California--West Hollywood Fur trade--California--West Hollywood Streets--California--West Hollywood Stores & shops--California--West Hollywood Automobiles--California--West Hollywood Billboards--California--West Hollywood Signs and signboards--California--West Hollywood Sidewalks--California--West Hollywood Sunset Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Hollywood Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Sunset Strip (West Hollywood, Calif.) West Hollywood (Calif.) Schultheis Collection photographs Foster and Kleiser Company
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
