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[Virgil Mirano photographs of Los Angeles Victorian architecture]Victorian Architecture of Los Angeles
Creator/Contributor:
Mirano, Virgil, creator, photographer.Creator/Contributor:
Environmental Communications (Firm : Venice, Calif.), publisher.Abstract:
Documentation of Victorian architecture in Los Angeles, chiefly in the Bunker Hill area of downtown. Photographs depict exterior
and interior views of residential houses and other structures, many of which were later demolished. Some views show structures
being relocated, or in their new locations after having been cleared from Bunker Hill for the purpose of redevelopment. The
effort to save structures that were to be torn down is evident in some views (e.g. "Save me" signs). Also includes a photocopy
of Victorian Architecture of Los Angeles, a pamphlet written by Mirano and published by Environmental Communications in 1974
to promote preservation and restoration of historic structures; photocopies of a map of historic buildings and sites in the
Bunker Hill area; and photocopies of a street map of the Bunker Hill area circa 1960.
Date:
1957 (issued)Subject:
n-us-caArchitecture, Victorian -- California -- Los Angeles -- Photographs
Architecture, Victorian -- Conservation and restoration -- California -- Los Angeles
Historic buildings -- California -- Los Angeles -- Photographs
Architecture victorienne -- Californie -- Los Angeles -- Photographies
Architecture victorienne -- Conservation et restauration -- Californie -- Los Angeles
Architecture, Victorian
Architecture, Victorian -- Conservation and restoration
Buildings
Historic buildings
Bunker Hill (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Photographs
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Photographs
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
California -- Los Angeles
California -- Los Angeles -- Bunker Hill
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Title devised by cataloger.
Photographed by Virgil Mirano.
Approximate extent of each medium: 1,100 slides, 190 negatives and 80 prints.
Film formats present: 35mm slides, all color; 35mm and 120 negatives, both color and b & w.
Many images found in negatives are not present in prints.
SLIDES and NEGATIVES: RESTRICTED. Available for use by appointment only. Inquiries should be submitted to Bancroft Reference
via the Reference Inquiry form.
Folder list available in library.
Purchase ; From Dawson's Book Shop ; 2018.
Virgil Mirano (January 3, 1937-January 31, 2018): affiliated with Visual Effects Society; worked as a stills photographer
for the visual effects trade of the motion picture industry, most notably for films Blade Runner, Ghostbusters, 2010 and Star
Trek: The Motion Picture; also served as a docent at Getty Center, and worked as a teacher of photography.
Virgil Mirano photographs of Los Angeles Victorian architecture, BANC PIC 2019.033, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley.
Type:
graphicPhotographs.
Slides, color.
Physical Description:
photonegative
photoprint
slide
approximately 1,370 photographs in 2 boxes and 7 sleeves : film slides, film negatives and prints, chiefly color ; sheets
21 x 26 cm or smaller
Language:
English
Identifier:
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Origin:
CaliforniaCopyright Note:
SLIDES and NEGATIVES: RESTRICTED. Available for use by appointment only. Inquiries should be submitted to Bancroft Reference
via the Reference Inquiry form.