Genre: cellulose nitrate film and Aerial views / Location: Los Angeles (Calif.) - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: An aerial view of Los Angeles during the Hoover Dam Power Inaugural, held to honor the first instances of power-production from the dam. Downtown Los Angeles was flooded with 7.2 million candle-power light, and engineers claimed that the display was visible from 100 miles away.
Date:: October 9, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Aerial view of hilly area of North Hollywood. The Los Angeles flood of 1938 was a major flooding event that affected much of Los Angeles, Orange County, and Riverside County. The flood was responsible for destroying 5,601 homes, damaging 1,500 homes, and killing approximately 110 people.
Date:: March 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: An aerial view of the crowd gathered at Legion Ascot speedway for the race between Rex Mays and a champion of the smaller "midget" car, Bob Swanson. The day's program consisted of a variety of challenges, with both drivers using "big" cars and "midget" cars during different races.
Date:: August 18, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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