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. Henry Martz built the Martz Flats in 1890 in the Regency style as a commercial extension to his home. This two-story building at the southeast corner of Seventh and Flower was demolished in 1965 and replaced by what is now known as the Macy Plaza.; The Barker Bros. Building at 818 W. Seventh Street was designed by architects Curlett and Beelman in 1926 and is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #356. This two-story Regency style Martz Flats at the southeast corner of Seventh and Flower has arches supported by Greek columns and delicate woodcarvings on the facade. Shops include a Gift Shop at 738 West Seventh Street, Curiosity Shop and French Lingerie Shop. Across the street is the Barker Bros. Building at 818 West Seventh Street .
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;11 x 15 cm. Photographic prints
Martz Flats (Los Angeles, Calif.) Barker Bros Stores & shops--California--Los Angeles Pedestrians--California--Los Angeles Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Lost architecture--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Seventh Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Schultheis Collection photographs Curlett & Beelman
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