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. View of Richfield Building from a short distance away. The art deco gem, designed by Morgan, Walls & Clements and built in 1928, served as the corporate offices for the Richfield Oil Corporation, which later was merged into the Atlantic Refining Company and Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) in 1966. It was razed in 1969 to make way for the Arco Plaza at 505 S. Flower Street. The building in the background to the right of Richfield, is a State of California
Atlantic Richfield Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) Office buildings--California--Los Angeles Art deco (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles Schultheis Collection photographs Morgan, Walls & Clements
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.
