LA prop emporium the go-to spot for Hollywood films ‘History for Hire’ is the go-to props supplier for Los Angeles movie folk looking to shoot a period piece. Jim Elyea's 32,000-square-foot warehouse is home to antiques and memorabilia that have appeared onscreen in such movies as ‘The Artist’, ‘Platoon’, ‘Argo’ and TV series ‘Mad Men’. Images and soundbites.