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Title: Dream castle (4857 Melrose Avenue), Hollywood, 1953
Date Created and/or Issued: 1953-01-12
1953-01-13
Publication Information: University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution: University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection: Los Angeles Examiner Collection, 1920-1961
Rights Information: Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu
Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
USC Libraries Special Collections
University of Southern California
specol@usc.edu
Description: 9 images. Dream castle (4857 Melrose Avenue), Hollywood, 12 January 1953. Milton S. Hopkins (home built like a castle).
Caption slip reads: "Photographer: Olmo. Date: 1953-01-12. Reporter: Harmon. Assignment: Dream castle -- Monday. 9-10-11-12: Exterior of Milton S. Hopkins' dream castle at 4857 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood. 13-14-15: Interior of 18-foot tower off living room showing home-made chandelier with neon light. (Monday)." Another caption slip reads: "Photographer: Hecht. Date: 1953-01-13. Reporter: Harmon. Assignment: Dream castle -- Monday. 90-91: Milton S. Hopkins, 64, works cement on tower of dream castle."
Type: image
Format: 9 photographs : negatives, b&w
13 x 10 cm.
image/tiff
negatives (photographic)
photographs
Identifier: examiner-m
EXM-N-9796-005~1...~9
http://doi.org/10.25549/examiner-m24871
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/EXM-N-9796-005~1.jpg
Language: English
Subject: Dwellings
Time Period: 1953-01-12
1953-01-13
Place: 34.083819,-118.306081
4857 Melrose Avenue
California
Los Angeles
USA
Source: 9796-005 [Sleeve Number]
University of Southern California [Contributing entity]

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