Herman A. Blumenthal photograph collection, approximately 1905-1939

2,130 photographs, including glass plate negatives, cellulose nitrate negatives, and prints, produced by Fritz E. Bjorkman and most likely collected by Herman Blumenthal for visual research. The photographs depict a large number of places, including New York, Ohio, Maryland, Florida, California, the U.S. Southwest, and Mexico. One particular focus of the collection is parades, including photographs of an Armistice Day parade, a Liberty Day parade, parades commemorating the second and third Liberty Loans, and a Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade. Along with many family photographs, the collection also includes photographs of monuments, memorials, buildings, canals, houses, and battleships. Herman A. Blumenthal worked as an art director and production designer for the 20th Century Fox film studio in Beverly Hills, California and received Academy Awards for his work in "Cleopatra" (1963) and "Hello, Dolly!" (1969). His other film work includes "The Three Faces of Eve" (1957), "Journey to the Center of the Earth" (1959), "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea" (1961), "What's Up, Doc?" (1972), and "Westworld" (1973). Fritz E. Bjorkman was an electrical engineer born in Sweden who emigrated to the United States with his parents.