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John B. Goodman, III (1901-1991) Collection, mid-20th cent.
P-013
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Title: John B. Goodman, III (1901-1991) Collection, mid-20th cent.
Dates: 1920-1956
Collection Number: P-013
Creator/Collector:
Goodman, John B. (John Bartlett), 1901-1991
Extent: 5 linear feet (Boxes: letter, flat, ov)
Repository:
Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles, California 90007-4057
Abstract: Photographs, negatives.
Location shots for motion picture projects. 1920-1956, undated (bulk 1928-1956)
Language of Material: English
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[Identification of item]. John B. Goodman, III (1901-1991) Collection, mid-20th cent.. Collection Number: P-013. Seaver Center
for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Biography/Administrative History
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
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)
Motion pictures.