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. In 2004, this structure was developed by Izek Shomof and converted into 36 apartments called "City Lofts." Mortgage Guarantee Building, also known as the Sassony Building, located at 626 S. Spring Street. The ground floor on the right is occupied by Technical Book Company.
Mortgage Guarantee Building (Los Angeles, Calif.) Technical Book Company Office buildings--California--Los Angeles Bookstores--California--Los Angeles Central business districts--California--Los Angeles Streets--California--Los Angeles Spring Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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