I love this New York Times article about History for Hire, a prop house in North Hollywood that is at risk of closing because of rising rent and a decline in LA-based film and TV production since the pandemic and the writers’ strike. I especially liked this mention of a special library built around the demands of recreating objects from the past:

Perhaps the most fulfilling part of the job, Pam said, is diving into the history itself. There is an entire library in the warehouse devoted to that work, filled with books and reference guides that could be props themselves.