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Title	A bed fit for a king -- or a Soviet Premier, at least
Description	Photograph of a large bed in a bedroom in the Ambassador Hotel. "A bed fit for a king -- or a Soviet Premier, at least. Black corduroy covers seven-foot-square expanse in the $166-a-day suite" -- Examiner clipping attached to verso, dated, "September 10, 1959".; "By Kay Waymire. From the moment the big black door with it huge brass knocker swings open on his arrival a week from Saturday at the Ambassador Hotel, Premier Khrushchev will be surrounded by capitalistic comfort. For Comrade Khrushchev, a man of humble beginnings, will occupy a "Royal Suite" -- a lavish two-room apartment that lives up to its name. From its king-sized bed -- a seven-foot square covered in black corduroy -- to its discreetly tasteful living room accented with Oriental objects d'art, the $116 per day suit is plush" -- Examiner clipping attached to verso, dated, "September 10, 1959".; Streetscape.
Subject (File Heading)	Hotels -- California -- LA -- Ambassador
Geographic Subject (Roadway)	3400 Wilshire Boulevard
Geographic Subject (City or Populated Place)	Los Angeles
Geographic Subject (County)	Los Angeles
Geographic Subject (State)	California
Geographic Subject (Country)	USA
Coverage date	circa 1959-09-10
Publisher (of the Digital Version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	circa 1959-09-10
Type	images
Format (aacr2)	1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Identifying Number	unidentified no: 4869
Original Filename	EXM-P-S-HOT-CAL-LOS-ANG-AMB-004
Legacy Record ID	examiner-m3732
Part of subcollection	Los Angeles Examiner Prints Collection, late 1920's - 1961
Part of collection	Los Angeles Examiner Collection, 1920-1961
Rights	University of Southern California
Access Conditions	Contact: Special Collections, Doheny Memorial Library, Libraries, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189; specol@usc.edu; phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343
Repository Name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository Address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository Email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	EXM-P-S-HOT-CAL-LOS-ANG-AMB-004
Archival file	examiner_Volume124/EXM-P-S-HOT-CAL-LOS-ANG-AMB-004.tiff

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