Scene from THE WIZARD OF OZ, 1939

The A. Arnold Gillespie photographs span the years 1936–1965 and encompass 4.5 linear feet. The series consists entirely of motion picture production photographs from 173 films produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. All of the images are 8x10 frame enlargements of special effects as they appeared in the release prints of the films. The material is organized alphabetically by film title. Many titles include corresponding information sheets or notations on the reverse of the photographs, giving specific information about how each shot was achieved or used in the film as well as budget figures, scene numbers, and the personnel and equipment used.