The Beverly Hilton Collection
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UC Riverside. California Museum of Photography
2020
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Title: The Beverly Hilton Collection
Dates: circa 1960s
Collection Number: 2007.0003.0068
Creator/Collector:
Roth, Dick
Wan, De
Falcon Photographic Services
Extent: Approximately 573 photographic prints and contact prints
Repository:
UC Riverside. California Museum of Photography
Riverside, California 92501
Abstract: Photographs (bulk) captured by Falcon Photographic Services with a business address at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly
Hills, California. The bulk of the photographs document attendees of special events held at the hotel and other locations.
The remaining photographs depict studio portrait and other location sessions, landscapes and building interiors and exteriors.
Language of Material: English
The collection is open for research use.
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The Beverly Hilton Collection. UC Riverside. California Museum of Photography
Biography/Administrative History
The bulk of the photographs in this collection are believed to have been made by employees of Falcon Photographic Services
with a business address at the Beverly Hilton. Two employees are identified by business stamps: Dick Roth and De Wan. Less
prominent business stamps are: Todd Photography in Hollywood and Irvine Antler of the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Beverly Hilton collection is comprised of 573 photographs and contact photographs created circa the 1960s. The bulk of
the photographs include a Falcon Photographic Services Business Stamp with a Beverly Hilton Hotel business address. The majority
of the materials depict attendees of special events held at the Beverly Hilton event spaces and other event locations. Photographs
document private and community group events such as fashion events, pageants, dedications, meetings, charities, and themed
and costumed events. The photos largely depict candid photographs of groups and individuals in black-tie and formal attire,
business and dresswear. The collection also includes approximately one hundred photographs documenting portrait sessions
of several women of varying ages in both interior and exterior spaces including sitting areas, kitchens, and gardens. There
are approximately twenty photos documenting studio and more casual portraits of men and women. The collection includes 64
sheets of contact prints. These compliment both special event photographs and portrait sessions with some duplication. The
contact prints also document other studio portrait sessions of additional subjects including men, women, and children. The
prints also include more casual depictions of musicians and desk staff. The collection also includes photographs depicting
the interior and exteriors of both commercial and presumed residential spaces and landscapes. A Western Airlines storefront
and interior space is depicted, mountainous landscape with residences and building exteriors, coastal landscape and a living
space depicting furniture and decor. Interior and exterior spaces are not identifiable as the Beverly Hilton.
The collection contains identified individuals including Mr. Conrad N. Hilton, founder of the Hilton Hotels chain and several
recurring individuals with him, actress Jane Russell, and women’s fashion designer Don Loper. Three photographs identify
the following individuals affiliated with the Beverly Hills Service Group: Mr. Samuel Greenebaum, Mr. Maurice Gaylord, Dr.
Rocca L. Motto, MD, Mrs. Joseph Echenbaum [sic], Mr. John Factor and Mrs. Harry Brand. These photographs are located in folder
five. Also documented in the collection is the donation of a presumed navigation tool to the Institute of Navigation of the
University of California Los Angeles by Captain Horace G. Brown, Jr. These photographs are located in folder one. Identified
brands and organizations in the collection are: Western Airlines, Swiss Air, Carnation Seafood Department, The National Academy
of Television, Arts and Sciences, Society of Wine Toastmasters, United States Army Reserve, and the Archdiocesan Council of
Catholic Women. These photographs are in folders one and two. The WAIF ISS adoption organization is also identified in a
photograph of actress Jane Russell in folder five.
Beverly Hilton
Celebrities
Special events
Hilton, Conrad N. (Conrad Nicholson), 1887-1979
Russell, Jane, 1921-2011
Loper, Don
Beverly Hills, Calif.
Los Angeles, Calif.