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Description:: The N.B. Scofield, the State Fisheries research ship. Captain Weseth and the N.B. Scofield recently returned from a 10 week survey trip of tropical tuna grounds and tuna migration habits. The ship sailed around the Galapagos Islands conducting the most extensive surveys ever done on the Pacific.
Date:: May 23, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: "Lady Luck" boat is shipwrecked on the rocky shore of Rocky Point in Redondo Beach.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Automobile drives through flooding on Hill St. in Los Angeles. Heavy rains plagued California throughout December 1937. Also in the photo is a Los Angeles Railway car and Hotel Latour
Date:: December 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Sailor N.B. Kunkell in the crow's nest of the State Fisheries research ship, the N.B. Scofield. The N.B. Scofield recently returned from a 10 week survey trip of tropical tuna grounds and tuna migration habits. The ship sailed around the Galapagos Islands conducting the most extensive surveys ever done on the Pacific.
Date:: May 23, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Aerial view from the Tupolev ANT-25 long-range Soviet airplane that Mikhail Gromov, Andrei Yumashev, and Sergei Danilin piloted from Moscow to a field outside San Jacinto, CA. The flight broke the record for longest non-stop flight, and helped to popularize the polar air route from Europe to North America. July 14, 1937.
Date:: July 14, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Captain Lars H. Weseth of the State fisheries research ship the N.B. Scofield looking through a sextant. Captain Weseth and the N.B. Scofield recently returned from a 10 week survey trip of tropical tuna grounds and tuna migration habits. The ship sailed around the Galapagos Islands conducting the most extensive surveys ever done on the Pacific.
Date:: May 23, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Automobiles drive through flooding caused by an unexpected downpour at McKinley and Manchester Avenues
Date:: February 25, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Upper photo: View from the north towards of Castle Rock, the Pacific Coast Highway and cliffs. A car is parked on the sand near Castle Rock. Castle rock was leveled in the mid 1950's and is now paved over.
Date:: [circa 1920]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Description:: Upper photo: View of Castle Rock from the west. The large conical rock is at left, jutting out from a low sloping hillside. There is a sandy beach at the base of the rock at center, and the beach is covered with smaller rocks in front of Castle Rock. There is an especially big rock in the foreground at right. There are hills visible in the background at left, and the calm water of the ocean is visible at right. Castle rock was leveled in the mid 1950's and is now paved over.
Date:: [between 1920 and 1934]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

Description:: View down Village Drive facing east towards Heller's Department Store and other businesses. Heller's Department Store was later known as Baird's Department Store and the Village Trading Post (2011). Signs read: Heller's Department Store; America's highest in altitude, lowest in prices, elevation 6,800; parking 1000 hours; Heller's Dept. Store complete line of furniture, dry goods, bedding, shoes, curios, mens furnishings, stoves, kitchenware, hardware, fishing tackle, Navajo Indian blankets, less than city prices; Holmes Realty; cafe, fountain; dancing; 90 x 100 for sale or lease, Raymond Reynolds, Bear Valley Development Co.
Date:: [circa 1910-1930]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934

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