Subject: Automobile shows--California--Los Angeles / Genre: news photographs / Language: English / Location: Los Angeles (Calif.) - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Aerial view of the corner of Hill and Washington. Crowds of spectators flee from exhibition grounds where the auto show had been held. A sign reading "Show" is all that is left of the tent. The exhibition grounds are otherwise smoky and visibility is low. Reported on in "Fire Sweeps Auto Show; Loss Totals $1,250,000: Spectators Escape Without Panic; Spark Makes Fiery Furnace of Cars Housed in Four Tents," Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 1929: 1.
Date:: March 5, 1929
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: A crowd watches smoke billowing from what used to be the auto show exhibition tents. To the left a sign reads "Autoshow." Individuals cross the street to join the crowd. A long hose lies on the street. Reported in "Fire Sweeps Auto Show; Loss Totals $1,250,000: Spectators Escape Without Panic; Spark Makes Fiery Furnace of Cars Housed in Four Tents," Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 1929: 1.
Date:: March 5, 1929
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: A man showcases features of new De Soto airflow models as crowd watches.
Date:: February, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: View of mwo motorboats and one boat engine on display in an exhibition hall at an auto show. A sign hung up near the ceiling indicates these two boats are property of Fred Thomson Productions. The actor and stuntman Fred Thomson was an avid boatsman and boat collector. Reported in "Southland's Greatest Auto Exhibit in History Mecca for Unprecedented Throngs: Show Setting New Records; Indications Point to Eclipse of Attendance Estimates; Crowds Marvel at Color and Beauty of Display; Planes and Motorboats Also Get Share of Attention," Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 1927: 9.
Date:: [between February 26, 1927-March 6th, 1927]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: View of a biplane parked in an exhibition hall. A sign above the plane a sign reads "Western Air Express." Two signs on the plane read: "Souvenir California Booster Letter, Ready for Air Mail East - 10 ¢" (lower left wing) , and "Airplane Trips 2 Free" (on the engine). Reported in "Fourteenth Annual Automobile Show Closes Tomorrow After Record Attendance: Air Mail Campaign Success is Recognized," Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 1927: 6.
Date:: [between February 26, 1927-March 6th, 1927]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Overhead view with the "California Auto Parts and [Wrench?]" shop in the foreground. On the left is a mostly empty lot, with some cars and spectators clustered. To the right is a packed car lot. Behind these lots is Washington Blvd. Heavy smoke travels from the exhibition site on the right to the left of the frame.
Date:: March 5, 1929
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: In the lower half of the image, a crowd of spectators watches the exhibition tent opening crumble in the fire. Only the scaffolding of the tent remains along with the signs reading "Auto" and "Show." A similar image taken on the same occasion appears with the article "Panoramic View of Auto Show Grounds Taken During $1,250,000 Fire," Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 1929: 15.
Date:: March 5, 1929
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: View of a biplane in an exhibition hall. Tassels and fringe hang from the ceiling. To the upper left of the plane hangs a sign reading "Western Air Express." There are two signs on the plane itself: one on the lower left wing, reading "Souvenir California Booster Letter, Ready for Air Mail East - 10 ¢", and another on the engine body reading "Airplane Trips 2 Free." Reported in "Fourteenth Annual Automobile Show Closes Tomorrow After Record Attendance: Air Mail Campaign Success is Recognized," Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 1927: 6.
Date:: [between February 26, 1927-March 6th, 1927]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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