{"id":31121,"date":"2012-07-25T21:32:43","date_gmt":"2012-07-26T04:32:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/?p=31121"},"modified":"2026-05-02T00:18:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T07:18:51","slug":"the-harry-crocker-museum-the-first-movie-prop-museum-any-records-information-or-photos-whereabouts-of-classic-hollywood-artifacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/25\/the-harry-crocker-museum-the-first-movie-prop-museum-any-records-information-or-photos-whereabouts-of-classic-hollywood-artifacts\/","title":{"rendered":"The Harry Crocker Museum:  The First Movie Prop Museum?  Any Records, Information, or Photos?  Whereabouts of Classic Hollywood Artifacts?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/25\/the-harry-crocker-museum-the-first-movie-prop-museum-any-records-information-or-photos-whereabouts-of-classic-hollywood-artifacts\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-31125\" title=\"Harry-Crocker-Musuem-First-Movie-Prop-Museum-Photoplay-Article-x380\" src=\"http:\/\/www.originalprop.com\/blog\/dylsoagh\/2012\/07\/Harry-Crocker-Musuem-First-Movie-Prop-Museum-Photoplay-Article-x380.jpg\" alt=\"The Harry Crocker Museum:  The First Movie Prop Museum?  Any Records, Information, or Photos?  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Any Records, Information, or Photos?  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