Goodman (John B. III) (1901-1991) Collection, mid-20th cent., 1920-1956

Collection context

Summary

Title:
John B. Goodman, III (1901-1991) Collection, mid-20th cent.
Dates:
1920-1956
Creators:
Goodman, John B. (John Bartlett), 1901-1991
Abstract:
Extent:
5 linear feet (Boxes: letter, flat, ov)
Language:
Preferred citation:

John B. Goodman, III (1901-1991) Collection, mid-20th cent.. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Background

Scope and content:

Photographs, negatives. Location shots for motion picture projects taken mostly in southern California, other parts of California, New York City, and Virginia. Also photos taken in Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, and Washington, D.C. Also Europe and Tahiti. Topical images include architecture, ranches, shipyards, transportation (aviation and rail), and the U.S. Naval Academy. Many of the photos are location shots for various films including "Wells Fargo" (1937), "The Howards of Virginia" (1940), Alfred Hitchcock's "Shadow of a Doubt" (1942), and European locales as late as the 1950s. 1920-1956, undated (bulk 1928-1956)

Biographical / historical:

Goodman was active in the motion picture industry as an art director for 47 years. He worked for Paramount Studios in the 1930s and 1940s.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Motion pictures.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County staff.
Date Prepared:
1920-1956
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Research is by appointment only

Terms of access:

Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder

Preferred citation:

John B. Goodman, III (1901-1991) Collection, mid-20th cent.. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Location of this collection:
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
Contact:
(213) 763-3359