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:
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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:
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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:
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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
- 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:
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Research is by appointment only
- Terms of access:
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Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder
- Preferred citation:
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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:
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900 Exposition BoulevardLos Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
- Contact:
- (213) 763-3359