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Will Witherby stands beside a car outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
Photograph of Will Witherby standing outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence and beside a car on North Stanley Avenue. A lawn, sidewalk and parkway stretch across the foreground from left to right, respectively. The sidewalk enters frame from the lower right corner and extends back towards center. In the near distance at center, Will Witherby stands on the sidewalk. He faces towards the left. Ahead of him, a car sits in a driveway at center. It is viewed at a slight angle from the side. The car's front end is obscured by a hedge at left. Behind and to the right of the car, North Stanley Avenue enters frame at right and extends into the distance on an angle. Houses are visible lining the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Will Witherby stands beside a car outside Zetta and Dode Witherby's residence, Los Angeles, 1948

Wayne West, Maud West and Mertie West pose next to Wayne West's car, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of Wayne West, Maud West and Mertie West posing while standing next to Wayne West's car, which is parked along North Ridgewood Place. The trio stands in a row at center. Wayne and Maud West look to the camera while Mertie West glances off towards the right. Wayne West's car is parked along the curb behind them. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces right. It is parked along North Ridgewood Place, which extends on an upward angle through the image from left to right behind the group. Houses line the far side of the street in the distance.
Date:
[circa December 25, 1944]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Wayne West, Maud West and Mertie West pose next to Wayne West's car, Los Angeles, 1944

Walter P. Chrysler, Perry H. Greer, and A. C. Robbins posing in front of a Chrysler Six, Los Angeles, 1924

Description:
Chrysler P. Walter, founder of the Chrysler Corporation, in the center with Perry H. Greer and A. C. Robbins, of the Greer-Robbins Company, standing in front of a Chrysler Six. The Greer-Robbins Company was the distributor of Chrysler automobiles in Southern California. Perry H. Greer was head of the company and A. C. Robbins was the secretary treasurer.
Date:
1924
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Walter P. Chrysler, Perry H. Greer, and A. C. Robbins posing in front of a Chrysler Six, Los Angeles, 1924

Toddler Richard Burt was burnt after sticking a cartridge in the family car's socket, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
When baby Richard Burt was left alone in the car to play he found one of his father's .22 caliber cartridges in the side-pocket of the car and pushed the cartridge against the electrical contact points in the empty dash-light socket, which caused it to explode, but only injuring Richard's finger with some powder burns. The bullet from the shell had been melted.
Date:
July 22, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Toddler Richard Burt was burnt after sticking a cartridge in the family car's socket, Los Angeles, 1935

Test of a plan proposed to speed up peak-hour traffic on Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, March 1940

Description:
Test of a "streamlined" traffic plan proposed by street traffic engineer Ralph Dorsey for peak-hour traffic on Wilshire Boulevard. The plan included an off-set center lane and no left turns during peak times, the changes would affect Wilshire Blvd, Flower, Figueroa, and 8th streets. After much debate, the plan was eventually rejected by the City Council.
Date:
March 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Test of a plan proposed to speed up peak-hour traffic on Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, March 1940

Ted Allen finds a secret compartment in an automobile used by Joe Shaw, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
The camera looks through the open rear passenger door of an automobile and towards investigator Ted Allen. At left, Ted Allen sits inside the car, facing right. He bends forward as he lifts the floorboard off a secret compartment tucked behind the front passenger seat. The front passenger door remains closed at right. A couple of other men stand on the far side of the car in the background.
Date:
December 13, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Ted Allen finds a secret compartment in an automobile used by Joe Shaw, Los Angeles, 1938

Richard Siemsen poses in front of H. H. West's Buick, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph of Richard Siemsen posing in front of H. H. West's Buick outside the West's home on Griffin Avenue. A sidewalk passes across the foreground on an upward angle from right to left. Stone pavers form a walkway that extends through the tree lawn perpendicularly from the sidewalk and towards the street. Richard Siemsen stands at center on the walkway of stone pavers. He looks to the camera and lets his arms hang down by his sides. Behind him, H. H. West's Buick is parked along the curb on Griffin Avenue. It is viewed at an angle from the side, facing right. The nose of the car extends beyond the right frame. Griffin Avenue stretches behind the Buick on an angle. Houses lining the opposite side of the street stand in the background.
Date:
April, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Richard Siemsen poses in front of H. H. West's Buick, Los Angeles, 1944

P.F.C. H. H. West, Jr. poses next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West, Jr. standing next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place. H. H. West, Jr. stands in the grass of the tree lawn, left-of-center. He is dressed in his military uniform and reaches to the car door handle at left while he looks to the camera. The car (partial view) is parked along the curb to the left of him. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces right. The car door is open. It is parked along North Ridgewood Place, which extends on an upward angle through the image from left to right behind H. H., Jr. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
P.F.C. H. H. West, Jr. poses next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Panorama (left half) of a police inspection at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:
The track and field of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum are viewed from the stands. The curve of the track passes across the bottom edge. Spectators sit in the stands lining the track in the lower left corner. Dozens of police vehicles line the inside curb of the track and face out towards camera. They follow the turn of the track from left and towards the right, extending out-of-frame. Farther back, the field stretches back through the stadium. Along the near edge of the field, four men stand with flags. Behind them, police officers stand in formation on the field. One of the track's straight-a ways lines the left edge of the field. At the far left side of the track, more people file through a tunnel and onto the track. Stands line the perimeter of the stadium as they stretch across the background.
Date:
May 2, 1927
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Panorama (left half) of a police inspection at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1927

Native Americans ride in a truck down North Spring Street on Labor Day, Los Angeles, 1933

Description:
At center, several Native Americans ride in a truck while traveling down North Spring Street on Labor Day. North Spring Street stretches through the image on an upward angle from left to right. The truck travels towards the right and is viewed at an angle from the rear and the side. Three Native American men sit on the end of the truck's bed. One man looks to camera. Additional passengers stand behind them in the truck's bed. In the near distance, other cars travel along the street. The Los Angeles County Courthouse stands on the far side of the street at center. The Hall of Justice stands farther down the street and in the background at right.
Date:
[September 4, 1933]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Native Americans ride in a truck down North Spring Street on Labor Day, Los Angeles, 1933

Mertie West, Will H. Shaw and Josie Shaw pose beside a car parked in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie West, Will H. Shaw and Josie Shaw posing beside a car that is parked outside H. H. West's residence on Griffin Avenue. The group stands in a line that extends back along the left side of the car with Josie Shaw nearest to camera and Mertie West furthest from camera. All three look forward. The car to the right of them is viewed at an angle from the front and side; it faces towards the right. The nose of the car extends beyond the right frame. Griffin Avenue stretches behind them on a steep upward angle from right to left. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
May, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West, Will H. Shaw and Josie Shaw pose beside a car parked in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

Mertie West and Josie Shaw stand next to a car parked outside the West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Mertie Whitaker and Josie Shaw standing on the front edge of lawn and next to a couple of cars parked on the curb outside the West's residence on Griffin Avenue. The 2 women stand in the near distance at center; both look to the camera. The street curb stretches on an upward angle behind them from the lower right corner and up to the left. The lawn occupies the space to the left of the curb. Along and to the right of the curb, 2 cars are parked end-to-end behind Mertie and Josie. The cars are viewed at an angle from the side and face towards the right. Griffin Avenue stretches behind the cars and is visible in the background at left. Houses stand in the distance, lining the far side of Griffin Avenue.
Date:
January 30, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie West and Josie Shaw stand next to a car parked outside the West's residence, Los Angeles, 1944

Mertie, Nella, Wilson, Richard, and Eleanor West stand on the sidewalk by Wilson's Studebaker, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Mertie, Nella, Wilson, Richard, and Eleanor West stand on the sidewalk by Wilson's Studebake. H. H. West's wife, Mertie stands with his sister, Nella at the left. H. H. West's brother, Wilson, stands with his wife and son at the side of the car. The street stretches behind them with houses, trees, and other cars throughout.
Date:
November 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Mertie, Nella, Wilson, Richard, and Eleanor West stand on the sidewalk by Wilson's Studebaker, Los Angeles, 1937

Larry Wolfe and H. H. West, Jr. pose beside a truck parked in front of the H. H. West Company's warehouse, Los Angeles, 1948

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph, from left to right, of Larry Wolfe and H. H. West, Jr. posing beside a truck parked in front of the H. H. West Company's warehouse on East Olympic Boulevard. A sidewalk enters frame along the bottom edge and stretches back on upward angle from left to right. In the near distance, the H. H. West Company's warehouse enters frame at left. It is viewed at an angle from the front, facing right. A garage stands open on the left side of the front of the building. A driveway extends from the building and to the right. Larry Wolfe and H. H. West, Jr. pose in front of a truck parked on the driveway. It is viewed from the side, facing right. The two men flank the passenger door. Text on the door reads, "H. H. WEST CO. WHOLESALERS [1230] E. [OLYMPIC] BLVD. TU[CKER] 3716." Ray Norton crouches in front of the truck at far right. Signage posted along the top of the building reads, "H. H. WEST CO. 1230 FACTORY DISTRIBUTORS 1230."
Date:
August, 1948
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Larry Wolfe and H. H. West, Jr. pose beside a truck parked in front of the H. H. West Company's warehouse, Los Angeles, 1948

J.H. Ozmun pictured in his Model 3 Holsman "Highwheeler" car after a cross-country trip, February 16, 1936.

Description:
John H. Ozmun is pictured in his "Highwheeler" Model 3 Holsman automobile, after completing a cross-country drive from Akron, Ohio to San Diego, California. The Holsman Model 3 was manufactured by the Holsman Automobile Company of Chicago, Illinois from 1902 to 1910. The car averaged twenty miles to the gallon during its trip to the West coast, a trip which took Ozmun twenty-six days. Ozmun later drove the Model 3 across the country again, to attend the 1939 World Fair in New York.
Date:
February 16, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
J.H. Ozmun pictured in his Model 3 Holsman "Highwheeler" car after a cross-country trip, February 16, 1936.

J.H. Ozmun pictured in his Model 3 Holsman "Highwheeler" car after a cross-country trip, February 16, 1936.

Description:
John H. Ozmun is pictured in his "Highwheeler" Model 3 Holsman automobile, after completing a cross-country drive from Akron, Ohio to San Diego, California. The Holsman Model 3 was manufactured by the Holsman Automobile Company of Chicago, Illinois from 1902 to 1910. The car averaged twenty miles to the gallon during its trip to the West coast, a trip which took Ozmun twenty-six days. Ozmun later drove the Model 3 across the country again, to attend the 1939 World Fair in New York.
Date:
February 16, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
J.H. Ozmun pictured in his Model 3 Holsman "Highwheeler" car after a cross-country trip, February 16, 1936.

Intersection of North Broadway and Avenue 22, looking east, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:
Photograph looking east down North Broadway (formerly Downey Avenue) and towards its intersection with Avenue 22 (formerly Truman Street). North Broadway spans the width of the foreground and as it stretches back, it curves towards the right. Cable car lines hover over the center of North Broadway. At left, two cars in partial view are parked along the street, facing towards the camera. Behind the cars, the domed building for "California Bank," stands at the street corner. Other business stretch behind and to the right of it along the left side of North Broadway. On the right side of the road, a "FURNITURE" business stands along the right edge of the image. Additional buildings stretch behind it. Two cars drive past the furniture store and away from the camera.
Date:
1939
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Intersection of North Broadway and Avenue 22, looking east, Los Angeles, 1939

H. H. West's 1939 Buick Model 41 parked on North Workman Street, Los Angeles, 1942

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West's 1939 Buick Model 41 parked along North Workman Street in the vicinity of Asbury Church. The Buick is parked in the foreground at center, facing right. It is viewed from the side and spans the entire width of the image. North Workman Street passes behind it. Another car is parked in partial view on the opposite side of the street at right. A house with a second-floor balcony stands across the street at center.
Date:
February, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West's 1939 Buick Model 41 parked on North Workman Street, Los Angeles, 1942

H. H. West's 1939 Buick Model 41 parked along North Workman Street, Los Angeles, 1942

Description:
Photograph of H. H. West's 1939 Buick Model 41 parked along North Workman Street in the vicinity of Asbury Church. The Buick is parked in the foreground at center. It is viewed at an angle from the rear and the side; it faces right. The Buick is parked along a curb that stretches on an angle past the lower right corner. The car's license plate is visible, it reads, "19 CALIFORNIA 42 9P 47 15." North Workman Street stretches beyond it on an upward angle from left to right through the mid-ground. Another car is parked on the opposite side of the street at left. Houses line the opposite side of North Workman Street in the background.
Date:
February, 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West's 1939 Buick Model 41 parked along North Workman Street, Los Angeles, 1942

H. H. West, Mertie West and Josie Shaw pose near a car parked in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Mertie West and Josie Shaw posing in front of a car that is parked outside H. H. West's residence on Griffin Avenue. The group stands along the curb in front of a parked car. H. H. and Mertie West stand at center and Josie Shaw stands at right. All three look to the camera. The car behind them is viewed at a slight angle from the side and faces towards the right. The nose of the car extends beyond the right frame. Griffin Avenue stretches behind them on an upward angle from right to left. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
May, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Shaw, William Henry, 1870-1960
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Mertie West and Josie Shaw pose near a car parked in front of H. H. West's residence, Los Angeles, 1943

H. H. West, Ann Roth and P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of H. H. West, Ann Roth and H. H. West, Jr. posing while standing next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place. The trio stands in a row, left-of-center. All three look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. wraps an arm around Ann Roth's shoulder and is dressed in his military uniform. His suitcase sits on the grass in front of him. Writing on the suitcase reads, "H.H.WEST JR 19028528 US.QMC." A car is parked along the curb directly behind them. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces right. It is parked along North Ridgewood Place, which extends on an upward angle through the image from left to right behind the group. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
West, Mertie Whitaker, 1875-1972
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West, Ann Roth and P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

H. H. West and William Shaw stand next to West's car while H. H. West Jr. leans out the window before departure for Twin Lakes, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
H. H. West and Will Shaw stand next to West's Chandler car while H. H. West Jr. leans out the window. West has his hands on his hips and Shaw has a hand on the car. There is a bag strapped to the car's running board. There are houses and palm trees across the street. The shadow of the person taking the photograph is visible in the foreground.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
H. H. West and William Shaw stand next to West's car while H. H. West Jr. leans out the window before departure for Twin Lakes, Los Angeles, 1929

Gilbert Cecil West and William Roscoe Wright pose in front of H. H. West's Buick, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Gilbert Cecil West and William Roscoe Wright, dressed in their military uniforms, standing in front of H. H. West's Buick parked along South Griffin Avenue. A sidewalk passes through the foreground on an upward angle from the lower left corner and to the right. A tree lawn lines it. The 2 men stand on the curb in the near distance at center and face towards the camera. Behind them, H. H. West's Buick is parked along the curb. It is viewed from the side and the rear; it faces towards the right. South Griffin Avenue passes behind it. Houses on the far side of the street stand in the background.
Date:
January 11, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Gilbert Cecil West and William Roscoe Wright pose in front of H. H. West's Buick, Los Angeles, 1941

dsi Golfer Leona E. Pressler, first wife of Harry Pressler, working on her golf swing, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
Photo was taken on a golf course, golf balls are strewn across the course and cars are parked along the side behind Mrs. Leona Pressler. She is wearing a brimmed hat with a ribbon band, a diamond-patterned cardigan, and a knee length skirt. She is showing her follow-through.
Date:
[circa August 2, 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
dsi Golfer Leona E. Pressler, first wife of Harry Pressler, working on her golf swing, Los Angeles, 1929

Clarence M. Fuller and Raymond W. McKee sit in the back of a prisoner transport vehicle, Los Angeles, between 1931-1934

Description:
This photograph is possibly related to the article, “RICHFIELD PAIR YIELD: Fuller, McKee Prison-Bound Convicted Oil Officials Surrender in Court to Start Sentences Protracted Fight Lost by Two Who Join Talbot in Long San Quentin Stay,” Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar 1934: A1
Date:
[between 1931-1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Clarence M. Fuller and Raymond W. McKee sit in the back of a prisoner transport vehicle, Los Angeles, between 1931-1934

Burned car after an auto show fire, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
A sports car, or roadster, parked on the sidewalk, with its hood burned through exposing the engine and steering mechanisms. Behind it are shells of approximately four other obscured by smoke. Two individuals stand in the rubble to the right and behind this featured car. Image appears with the photo group titled "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
Burned car after an auto show fire, Los Angeles, 1929

Buick car parked at the curb in front of H. H. West's house, Los Angeles, 1942

Description:
Buick car parked at the curb in front of H. H. West's house. There is an apartment building across the street as well as trees and other houses. A man walking down the sidewalk is visible at the right of the photograph and the reflection of another person walking is visible on the side of the car.
Date:
February 1942
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Buick car parked at the curb in front of H. H. West's house, Los Angeles, 1942

Automobile and bus that competed in a planned race to demonstrate the importance of following traffic laws, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
Automobile driven by Dick Russell and a bus full of Chamber of Commerce ladies that competed in a race as part of a "Don't be April fools, obey Traffic rules" campaign to prove that safe driving always prospers. Russell sped and disobeyed traffic laws in the automobile and almost beat safe driver Frank Lampley's bus full of Chamber of Commerce ladies, until police officer Dick Barlow intervened. California Rug Cleaning Co. is in the background
Date:
April 1, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Automobile and bus that competed in a planned race to demonstrate the importance of following traffic laws, Los Angeles, 1947

Ann Roth, P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of Ann Roth, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing while standing next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place. The trio stands in a row, left-of-center. All three look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. wraps an arm each around Ann Roth's shoulder and Mertie West's shoulder. He is dressed in his military uniform. His suitcase sits on the grass in front of him. Writing on the suitcase reads, "H.H.WEST JR 19028528 US.QMC." A car is parked along the curb directly behind them. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces right. It is parked along North Ridgewood Place, which extends on an upward angle through the image from left to right behind the group. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ann Roth, P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945