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Order Number	00115804
Title	Sir Alexander King
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 69
Date	1947
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.; Photograph was edited for publication purposes.
Historical Data	Sir Alexander King was the general counsel of the Cinematograph Exhibitors Association of Great Britain. He was instrumental in furthering the cause of the cinema in Scotland, opposing taxes on theater owners. Mark Ostrer was managing director of the Gaumont-British Picture Corporation.
Description	Sir Alexander King, left, is talking with Mark Ostrer. The men are visiting Los Angeles to work out a settlement of British tax levies on American films. They are standing in front of curtains and Ostrer is holding a cigarette. Photograph dated October 20, 1947.
Subject	King, Alexander,--Sir,--1888-1973. Ostrer, Mark. Smoking--California--Los Angeles. Men--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection