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. A mosaic mural depicting scenes of Los Angeles landmarks is displayed in the public area of LAPD's Parker Center. The lobby of Parker Center, Los Angeles Police Department headquarters, features a modernist palette of materials including mosaic tile, terrazo, and marble. Date built: 1955. Architects: Welton Becket & Assoc.
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