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. Walker & Eisen designed the Hollywood Plaza Hotel; it was designated Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #665 in 1999. Exterior view of the B. H. Dyas Co. department store located on the southwest corner of Hollywood & Vine in Hollywood. Many automobiles are seen in and around the famous and popular intersection. A glimpse of the Hollywood Plaza Hotel can be seen on the far left in the background. Photograph dated: April 3, 1928.
B. H. Dyas Co. (Department store) Hollywood Plaza Hotel (Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.) Department stores--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Hotels--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Streets--California--Hollywood (Los Angeles) Automobiles--California--Los Angeles Pedestrians--California--Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments Vine Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Hollywood Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.) Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Walker & Eisen
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