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McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 103

Item

Title
McCarthy Album 04, Photograph 103
Description
Caption: "Grounds Where Photo Play Intolerance was Staged.," c. 1916. Large columns and building facades built for the Babylon scenes of the 1916 silent film Intolerance (directed by D.W. Griffith). The set was torn down in 1919.
Contributor
Audrey Fullerton-Samora of Sacramento, great niece of William and Grace McCarthy, donated the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection to the California State Archives in 1996.
Coverage
West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Date
1916
Format
JPEG, scanned at 400 DPI, 24-bit color
Identifier
96-07-08-alb04-103
Language
English
Publisher
California State Archives, a division of the California Secretary of State's Office
Rights
© 2017 by the California State Archives, a division of the Secretary of State’s Office. Contact the owner for more information at ArchivesWeb@sos.ca.gov or (916) 653-2246.
Source
Image of a photograph within the William M. McCarthy Photograph Collection (96-07-08)
Subject
Intolerance Film Set, Los Angeles
Type
Still Image