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Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Richard C. Miller photographs
Creator:
Miller, Richard C. (Richard Crump), 1912-2010
Identifier/Call Number: 7125
Physical Description:
3.96 Linear Feet
4 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1930-1953
Date: 2009
Abstract: Richard C. Miller (1912-2010) is known for his photographs of Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, and other Hollywood celebrities.
Miller also documented the construction of the Los Angeles freeways from the 1930s through the 1950s. The Richard C. Miller
photographs at USC document a variety of topics, including the construction of Los Angeles freeways, buildings in various
parts of Los Angeles, portraits of both well-known and unidentified people, street scenes, self portraits and Miller family
portraits, and coastal landscapes. Photographs in the collection include both prints and negatives and range in dates between
approximately 1930 through 1953. The collection also includes a set of 16 x 20 inch prints of some of Miller's Los Angeles
freeway photographs, printed and signed in 2009.
Language of Material:
English
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Richard C. Miller (1912-2010) is known for his photographs of Marilyn Monroe, James Dean, and other Hollywood celebrities.
Miller also documented the construction of the Los Angeles freeways from the 1930s through the 1950s. The Richard C. Miller
photographs at USC document a variety of topics, including the construction of Los Angeles freeways, buildings in various
parts of Los Angeles, portraits of both well-known and unidentified people, street scenes, self portraits and Miller family
portraits, and coastal landscapes. Photographs in the collection include both prints and negatives and range in dates between
approximately 1930 through 1953. The collection also includes a set of 16 x 20 inch prints of some of Miller's Los Angeles
freeway photographs, printed and signed in 2009.
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Richard C. Miller photographs, Collection no. 7125, Regional History Collection, Special Collections,
USC Libraries, University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Craig Krull Gallery, November 4, 2021.
Craig Krull Gallery, the collection's previous custodian, provided a spreadsheet inventory listing all of the photographic
prints in the collection. The item-level description in this finding aid was taken from the Craig Krull Gallery inventory.
However, the inventory did not include physical storage information, such as box or folder numbers. Thus, the order of the
item-level records in this finding aid does not reflect the physical arrangement of the photographs as they are currently
stored.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Express highways -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- History -- Photographs
Photographers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Negatives (photographic)
Photographs
Miller, Richard C. (Richard Crump), 1912-2010 -- Archives