Keywords: Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, California LCCN2013630622.tif 1 photograph digital tiff file color Notes Title date and keywords provided by the photographer ; Credit line The Jon B Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division ; Gift; The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation in memory of Jon B Lovelace; 2012; DLC/PP-2012 063 ; Forms part of Jon B Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive ; The Hollywood sign is a landmark and American cultural icon The sign overlooks the Los Angeles district of Hollywood the historical center of American cinema It was originally created as an advertisement in 1923 but garnered increasing recognition after the sign was left up 2012 Creator Carol M Highsmith Library of Congress Catalog http //lccn loc gov/2013630622 Image download https //cdn loc gov/master/pnp/highsm/21100/21194a tif Original url http //hdl loc gov/loc pnp/highsm 21194 No known restrictions on publication LOC-image highsm 21194 PD-Highsmith Images uploaded by Fæ The Jon B Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Jon B Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M Highsmith's America Project in the Carol M Highsmith Archive Photographs by Carol M Highsmith |