California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Two views of the forecourt of Grauman's Egyptian Theater, with caption, [s.d.]

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Two views of the forecourt of Grauman's Egyptian Theater, with caption, [s.d.]

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Photograph of two views of the forecourt of Grauman's Egyptian Theater, with caption, [s.d.]. Two separate photographs of the theater are shown in one composite image: the top image shows an open courtyard where two signs and a large urn are displayed prominently, the entrance to the theater visible in the background. The lower image looks out onto the court through the columns near the theater entrance. Faux-Egyptian sculpture can be seen decorating the structure. To the right of this image, the caption is pictured.; The caption reads: "Grauman's Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, California, famous the world over for its unique, distinctive Egyptian architecture, is finished with California Stucco. This remarkable structure vividly portrays the possibilities of this material, for the architect can produce in California Stucco almost any architecture he can conceive. Grauman's Egyptian Theater was designed and buit by Meyer & Holler, Inc., of Los Angeles".

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Title Two views of the forecourt of Grauman's Egyptian Theater, with caption, [s.d.]

Subject Egyptian Theater (subject), Los Angeles -- Hollywood -- Architecture -- Commercial -- Theaters (file heading), performance sites (adlf), Theaters (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Hollywood (city or populated place), Hollywood Boulevard (roadway), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection)

Creator Meyer & Holler, Inc. (architect)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m3230

Identifier 12898 (accession number), CHS-12898 (call number), CHS-12898 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-4188 (legacy record id), chs-m3230 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-3302 (legacy record id), 1-19-11 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 4188

Unique identifier UC118326

Legacy Identifier CHS-12898.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 13.5 in × 16.9 in at 300dpi
34.2 cm × 43.1 cm at 300dpi

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Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.

Date Created 1860/1960

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