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Aerial views of Universal City and Universal Studios, the freeways, and surrounding areas
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Early views of Universal Studios studio personnel and various buildings on the lot [reproductions]
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8 x 10-inch black-and-white publicity photographs chiefly made in the 1970s-1980s of early views. All have the imprint: "© Universal Pictures" and a "UC-" photograph number written on the image.
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Various views of Universal Pictures studios, backlots, filmmaking, and environs
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All 8 x 10-inch black-and-white publicity photographs. All have the imprint: "© Universal Pictures" and a "UC-" photograph number written on the image. Includes images of Carl Laemmle, Lew Wasserman and other personnel, and scenes of the development of Universal City Plaza in 1964.
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Aerial and various views of Universal City and the surrounding area
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Construction views of Universal Studios backlot
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This collection chiefly contains studio-produced press photographs of the development of the Universal Pictures movie studio, MCA-Universal Studios, the Universal Studios Tour, and Universal City in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California, 1910s - 1990s. These materials were acquired and collected by Albert A. Dorskind during his tenure as an executive at MCA Inc. While many of the photographs depict locations and events of the 1910s-1960s, they are all 8 x 10-inch reproduction photographs. Views include early filmmaking, street sets and backlots, studio facilities and buildings, personnel (including studio heads Carl Laemmle and Lew Wasserman), and photographs of architectural drawings. The collection includes a portfolio of photographs of concept designs by architects William L. Pereira Associates for the MCA Sheraton Hotel No. 2 (later known as the Sheraton Premiere Hotel) in Universal City; a bound book of photographs of Universal Studios backlot locations; and five VHS-format audiovisual cassette tapes of Universal Studios history and 80th Anniversary celebrations (1985,1994).
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Early views of Universal Studios various buildings on the lot [reproductions]
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Universal City Recreation Development Report
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This collection chiefly contains studio-produced press photographs of the development of the Universal Pictures movie studio, MCA-Universal Studios, the Universal Studios Tour, and Universal City in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, California, 1910s - 1990s. These materials were acquired and collected by Albert A. Dorskind during his tenure as an executive at MCA Inc. While many of the photographs depict locations and events of the 1910s-1960s, they are all 8 x 10-inch reproduction photographs. Views include early filmmaking, street sets and backlots, studio facilities and buildings, personnel (including studio heads Carl Laemmle and Lew Wasserman), and photographs of architectural drawings. The collection includes a portfolio of photographs of concept designs by architects William L. Pereira Associates for the MCA Sheraton Hotel No. 2 (later known as the Sheraton Premiere Hotel) in Universal City; a bound book of photographs of Universal Studios backlot locations; and five VHS-format audiovisual cassette tapes of Universal Studios history and 80th Anniversary celebrations (1985,1994).
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