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Title supplied by cataloger. Located at 5269 Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood, the theater was designed by Lewis A. Smith and is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. Pictured is a gentleman identified as Guy Wood, the first projectionist at El Portal Theatre. Here, he can be seen tinkering with an enormous projector. Photograph dated December 21, 1950.
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1 photographic print :b&w ;17 x 11 cm. Photographic prints
El Portal Theatre (North Hollywood, Los Angeles, Calif.) Motion picture projectors--California--Los Angeles Projectors--California--Los Angeles Men--California--Los Angeles Motion picture theaters--California--North Hollywood (Los Angeles) Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments North Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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