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Description:: Film actor Clark Gable with his horse Beverly Hills at his ranch. Gable had been visiting the Federal Court in order to serve as a witness against Mrs. Violet Wells Norton and Jack L. Smith, who were charged with attempting to extort money from the actor.
Date:: [circa April 21, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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

Description:: Aerial view of pedestrians and The Owl Drug Co. on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. Photo was probably taken by Elizabeth Straughn as part of her "street-corner experiences" series
Date:: June 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Aerial view of pedestrians and The Owl Drug Co. on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. Photo was probably taken by Elizabeth Straughn as part of her "street-corner experiences" series
Date:: June 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Aerial view of pedestrians and The Owl Drug Co. on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. Photo was probably taken by Elizabeth Straughn as part of her "street-corner experiences" series
Date:: June 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Aerial view of pedestrians and The Owl Drug Co. on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. Photo was probably taken by Elizabeth Straughn as part of her "street-corner experiences" series
Date:: June 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Aerial view of pedestrians and The Owl Drug Co. on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. Photo was probably taken by Elizabeth Straughn as part of her "street-corner experiences" series
Date:: June 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Twenty-one Boy Scouts and three leaders from Troop 47 in Los Angeles drinking hot chocolate after being marooned overnight on a bluff 1000 feet above the canyon floor in the Upper Arroyo Seco Canyon. The scouts became lost on their way back during a seven mile hike between Switzer's Camp and Oake Wilde. The troop lit matches to signal a rescue party of parents, deputy sheriffs, and county prisoners. One of the leaders, David Swaim, suffered a minor heart attack two miles from camp so the scouts carried him the rest of the way on a stretcher.
Date:: December 9, 1946
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Mrs. Monte Webb (left) and Mrs. W. R. Reinhart window shopping during Anaheim's annual Halloween festival.
Date:: [October 31, 1946]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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