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Playland at the Beach owner George Whitney and electrician Paul Overmohle looking at the lighting controls for a life-sized reproduction of Leonardo Da Vinci's "The Lord's Last Supper"

Printed on back: "LIGHTS 'LAST SUPPER' SCENE--The complicated electrical circuits and controls that automatically light the life-sized scene of the 'Lord's Last Supper' are shown here. Mr. George Whitney, owner of San Francisco's 'Playland' is studying the circuits with electrician Paul Overmohle (right). Colored lights change during each showing of the display while a recording device broadcasts narrative and music.".

San Francisco Public Library

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IMAGE DATEJanuary 24, 1950
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