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Order Number	00100568
Title	Angel's Gate Lighthouse from the S.S. Catalina
Photographer	Schultheis, Herman.
Collection ID	Herman J Schultheis Collection Los Angeles Photographers Collection
Location/Accession	N-009-854 8x10
Date	Circa 1938
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;11 x 15 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.; Herman J. Schultheis was born in Aachen, Germany in 1900, and immigrated to the United States in the mid-1920s after obtaining a Ph.D. in mechanical and electrical engineering. He married Ethel Wisloh in 1936, and the pair moved to Los Angeles the following year. He worked in the film industry from the late 1930s to the mid-1940s, most notably on the animated features Fantasia and Pinocchio. His detailed notebook, documenting the special effects for Fantasia, is the subject of a 14-minute short-subject included on the film's DVD. In 1949, he started employment with Librascope as a patent engineer. Schultheis was an avid amateur photographer who traveled the world with his cameras. It was on one of these photographic exhibitions in 1955 that he disappeared in the jungles of Guatemala. His remains were discovered 18 months later. The digitized portion of this collection represents the images Schultheis took of Los Angeles and its surrounding communities after he relocated to the area in 1937.
Historical Data	Located at the end of a 9,250 breakwater, Angel's Gate Lighthouse has marked the entrance to the port since 1913. The lighthouse features a structural steel framework covered with black pilasters, an octagonal base and a 73-foot Romanesque tower. Whenever a deep-sea vessel arrives on her maiden voyage in Los Angeles Harbor, the master is presented with a plaque etched with the likeness of the light, an official greeting from the City of Los Angeles.; The S.S. Catalina, known as "The Great White Steamer" was laid down on December 26, 1923, christened on May 3, 1924, and took its maiden voyage on June 30, 1924. The 301-foot ship, originally built at a cost of $1 million dollars, was in service from 1924 and carried about 25 million passengers between Los Angeles and Avalon Harbor until she was retired on September 14, 1975. The Catalina has been recognized as a Historic-Cultural Monument, #213, and is a California State Historic Landmark. She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
Description	This view of the Angel's Gate Lighthouse is taken from the S.S. Catalina as it leaves the Port of Los Angeles.
Subject	S.S. Catalina (Ship). Angel's Gate Lighthouse (Los Angeles, Calif.). Lighthouses--California--Los Angeles. Passenger ships--California--Los Angeles. Breakwaters--California--Los Angeles. Passengers--California--Los Angeles. California Historical Landmarks. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments. Harbors--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Harbor (Calif.). San Pedro (Los Angeles, Calif.). Pacific Ocean. Schultheis Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Credits	Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.
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 Photographers Photo Collection