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. Looking west down Wilshire Blvd. towards Bullock's Wilshire. Part of the Ambassador Hotel is visible in the background on the left. The Seaboard National Bank, Gaylord Apartments and Barker Bros. are visible in the central background. In the foreground, construction on the building that houses Stendahl Art Galleries is taking place.
Ambassador Hotel Stendahl Art Galleries Gaylord (Apartment House : Los Angeles, Calif.) Seaboard National Bank (Los Angeles, Calif.) Bullock's Wilshire (Department store) Department stores--California--Los Angeles Stores & shops--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Hotels--California--Los Angeles Art deco (Architecture)--California--Los Angeles Wilshire Boulevard (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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