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Affidavit of H. D. Hallenbeck, 1926

Description:
Photograph of the affidavit of H. D. Hollenbeck, dual resident of Los Angeles and Welton, Arizona, given in concurrence with Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance/kidnapping. The document puts forward Hollenbeck's sworn account of his whereabouts from May 18, 1926 through July 10, 1926. The document is dated July 10, 1926 and is signed by both H. D. Hollenbeck and a Notary Public for the County of Los Angeles.
Date:
July 10, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Affidavit of H. D. Hallenbeck, 1926

Affidavit of John E. Considine as relates to Aimee Semple McPherson disappearance case, 1926

Description:
Handwritten sworn affidavit of John E. Considine dated August 2,1926 and taken in Monterey County. Testimony describes a woman seen by John E. Considine in Carmel. This affidavit is related to Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance and alleged kidnapping earlier in 1926.
Date:
[circa August 3, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Affidavit of John E. Considine as relates to Aimee Semple McPherson disappearance case, 1926

Apartment building damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Description:
The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place on March 10, with a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings throughout Southern California. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach on the Newport-Inglewood Fault. An estimated fifty million dollars' worth of property damage resulted, and 120 lives were lost.
Date:
March 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Apartment building damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Aranbe Hotel heavily damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Description:
View towards the Aranbe Hotel, heavily damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. The exterior walls are missing and the street is full of rubble. A power shovel is scooping up the debris for 2 waiting dump trucks. Signs on the power shovel and dump trucks read "Owl Truck & Materials Co." In the foreground, a lone man sweeps the street with a push broom.
Date:
March 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Aranbe Hotel heavily damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Back of a telegram related to Aimee Semple McPherson, 1926

Description:
In 1926 evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared from Venice Beach in California for 5 weeks. She emerged in Mexico, claiming to have been kidnapped. A grand jury investigation indicated that she had actually been staying with a former employee, Kenneth Ormiston. The case against McPherson was finally dismissed.
Date:
1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Back of a telegram related to Aimee Semple McPherson, 1926

Bank of America building damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Description:
The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place on March 10, with a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings throughout Southern California. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach on the Newport-Inglewood Fault. An estimated fifty million dollars' worth of property damage resulted, and 120 lives were lost.
Date:
March 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Bank of America building damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Baseball pitcher Satchel Paige in a baseball field ready to pitch, Los Angeles, circa 1933

Description:
Famed baseball pitcher Satchel Paige with his arms raised about to pitch. A sign on the fence in the background reads: "New, Clean Grade-Marked Lumber, $1800 per 1000 ft., Owens-parks Lumber Co., 2100 E. 38th St., 5 blocks East" which is a Los Angeles address. The location may be Thomas Jefferson High School at Hopner and 41st St.
Date:
[circa 1933]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Baseball pitcher Satchel Paige in a baseball field ready to pitch, Los Angeles, circa 1933

Baskerville Bible, featured at the Rare Book Exhibition at Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Photograph of the title page of the Baskerville Bible. In English, it reads, “The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New: Translated out of the Original Tongues and with the former Translations Diligently Compared and Revifed, By His Majesty’s Special Command, Appointed to be Read in Churches. Cambridge, Printed by John Baskerville, Printer to the University, M DCC LXIII. Cum Privilegio.”
Date:
July 9, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Baskerville Bible, featured at the Rare Book Exhibition at Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, 1935

Billy and Mary Louise Conn, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
Billy Conn, boxer and actor, and his new wife, Mary Louise Conn (née Smith) on a train. At this time Billy Conn was filming for "The Pittsburgh Kid," formerly "Kid Tinsel." This was also a combination honeymoon trip. Billy wears a double breasted suit. Mary Louise wears a light-colored dress with a buttoned ruffle down the whole front length and a dark large-brimmed hat.
Date:
July 23, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Billy and Mary Louise Conn, Los Angeles, 1941

Building on Beacon Street damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, San Pedro, 1933

Description:
View of a commercial building on Beacon Street damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. The upper cornice is damaged, and brick rubble covers the sidewalk. Business signs on the building read "A. Elkonin Jewelry," "Dr. Spires, Dentists," "Florsheim Shoes," "Golden Gate, Cafe," and "Lowrey - Michel Radios, RCA Victor."
Date:
March 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Building on Beacon Street damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, San Pedro, 1933

Buildings damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Description:
The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place on March 10, with a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings throughout Southern California. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach on the Newport-Inglewood Fault. An estimated fifty million dollars' worth of property damage resulted, and 120 lives were lost.
Date:
March 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Buildings damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Building with rusticated stone facade damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Description:
The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place on March 10, with a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings throughout Southern California. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach on the Newport-Inglewood Fault. An estimated fifty million dollars' worth of property damage resulted, and 120 lives were lost.
Date:
March 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Building with rusticated stone facade damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Chevrolet car, used as a getaway vehicle after three men robbed Pacific National Bank, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
A Chevrolet car, picture taken from the front 3/4 view. The windshield is cracked with a big hole on the passenger side. It is on a dirt road. Two more cars are in the background along with some buildings. An partially obscured unidentified man stands in the foreground of the picture.
Date:
[circa September 21, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Chevrolet car, used as a getaway vehicle after three men robbed Pacific National Bank, Los Angeles, 1926

Clifford Harvey and Roy Olguin making amends, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
This photograph is possibly related to the articles, “SUIT ECHOES BOYS’ FIGHT: Father Blames School Head Parent Seeks $2023 Over Son’s Hurt in Supervised Battle Between Pair SUIT FOLLOWS YOUTHS’ FIGHT,” Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 1935: A1, and “SCHOOL MAN HELD GUILTY: San Pedro Principal Who Refereed Boy’s Fight Must Pay Doctor’s Bill,” Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 1935: A2.
Date:
October 17, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Clifford Harvey and Roy Olguin making amends, Los Angeles, 1935

Colonel Harcourt Hervey, Captain John K. Miller, Oscar A. Trippet, Roy S. Stockton, and Brigadier General Walter P. Story with the Mayor's Trophy for marksmanship, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Left to right, Colonel Harcourt Hervey, Captain John K. Miller, Oscar A. Trippet, Roy S. Stockton, and Brigadier General Walter P. Story, stand around a small table that holds a trophy. the trophy is a large sphere topped with a winged woman holding something in her hands over her head. The ball is surrounded by eagles with spread wings. Miller and Stockton are resting their hands on the base of the trophy. The three officers are wearing uniforms while the other two men wear suits. Behind them a small window or display case stands open.
Date:
April 6, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Colonel Harcourt Hervey, Captain John K. Miller, Oscar A. Trippet, Roy S. Stockton, and Brigadier General Walter P. Story with the Mayor's Trophy for marksmanship, Los Angeles, 1936

Color guard for the 160th infantry regiment in the Los Angeles Exposition Park Armory, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Color guard for the National Guard marching inside the Los Angeles Exposition Park Armory while men stand by and salute the flags. The color guard holds the American flag and the 160th infantry regiment flag. One man on the sidelines holds a flag with a star, staff parallel to the ground. In the rafters, an audience watches the procession.
Date:
April 6, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Color guard for the 160th infantry regiment in the Los Angeles Exposition Park Armory, Los Angeles, 1936

Commercial building after the Long Beach earthquake, South Gate, 1933

Description:
The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place on March 10, with a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings throughout Southern California. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach on the Newport-Inglewood Fault. An estimated fifty million dollars' worth of property damage resulted, and 120 lives were lost.
Date:
March 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Commercial building after the Long Beach earthquake, South Gate, 1933

Commercial building missing its facade after the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Description:
Photograph of a brick commercial building that lost most of its facade during the Long Beach earthquake. The sidewalk in front of the building is covered with brick rubble, one automobile is parked in front and 4 men are walking in the street in front of the building. Two cars are parked beyond a doorway on the right side of the building and a man stands next to one of the cars. A hand-rendered sign in front of the building read: "Open Now For Business - Side Entrance. Notice - Same Old Prices. No Advances. Entrance on Side."s
Date:
March 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Commercial building missing its facade after the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Commercial building on State Street after the Long Beach earthquake, South Gate, 1933

Description:
The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place on March 10, with a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings throughout Southern California. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach on the Newport-Inglewood Fault. An estimated fifty million dollars' worth of property damage resulted, and 120 lives were lost.
Date:
March 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Commercial building on State Street after the Long Beach earthquake, South Gate, 1933

Commercial buildings damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Description:
The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place on March 10, with a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings throughout Southern California. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach on the Newport-Inglewood Fault. An estimated fifty million dollars' worth of property damage resulted, and 120 lives were lost.
Date:
March 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Commercial buildings damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Commercial building with tower damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Description:
Photograph of a commercial building with a tower, heavily damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. A "Universal" truck from "Pacific Crane Service ..." with a tall crane extended to the top with a cable extended into the cracked dome of the tower is parked in front; rubble is being removed from the tower down 2 chutes, one from the tower to the roof, and another from the roof to the street. Signs on the building read: "Hart's Hosiery Shop," "Rarey's Beauty Service, Permanents, All Methods, Special, Hair Dyeing $2.00, Scientific Scalp Treatments $1.00, 6 for $5.00, 2-75 cents, 3-$1.00, Finger Wave, Manicure, Hair Cut, Marcel, Shampoo, Eye Arch, Finger Wave, Shampoo, Henna Pack 75 cents," "Hirshfield's," "Dr. H. W. Jameson."
Date:
March 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Commercial building with tower damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Copy of affidavits from Lorraine Wiseman and Miss "X", 1926

Description:
Photocopy of the affidavits of Lorraine Wiseman and Miss "X" in regards to Kenneth G. Ormiston's stay in Carmel in the latter part of May, 1926 and in concurrence with Aimee Semple McPherson's kidnapping/disappearance. Both affidavits were sworn to the Notary Public in and for the county of Monterey on August 15, 1926.
Date:
[circa August 15, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Copy of affidavits from Lorraine Wiseman and Miss "X", 1926

Copy of a letter from Willard Mayberry to W. Bancroft Mellor regarding Kansas Governor Alf Landon and the California primary, 1936

Description:
A copy of this letter appears with the article, “Gov. Landon Not a Candidate in the California Republican Presidential Primary: GOVERNOR'S OWN LETTER EXPOSES HEARST TRICK Documented Record of Kansan's Repeated Refusals to Enter Contest in This State,” Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 1936: 10
Date:
[circa April 25, 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Copy of a letter from Willard Mayberry to W. Bancroft Mellor regarding Kansas Governor Alf Landon and the California primary, 1936

Corner of 4th St. and Pacific Ave. after the earthquake, Long Beach, 1933

Description:
View of a damaged commercial building housing Goodrich Silvertown Inc., Baty Electric and Ben Jon cleaners facing SW towards the corner of Corner of Fourth Street and Pacific Avenue. The display windows are covered with boards, 2 men are on top of the building with a ladder and brick covers the sidewalk below. A wheelbarrow is on the sidewalk on the left, a small ladder and an automobile are on the right and the tall Farmers and Merchants Bank Building is visible in the distance
Date:
March 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Corner of 4th St. and Pacific Ave. after the earthquake, Long Beach, 1933

Court document in the form of photographs of an area near an oil field near Beatty, Nevada, operated by Julian Petroleum Corporation, labeled "Beatty," Nevada, circa 1926

Description:
Another court document for a C. C. Julian case has a caption identifying it as an exhibit in a case in Judge Doran's court (image ark no. 21198/zz002cv8xp). Proceedings against C. C. Julian in Judge Doran's court are reported in the Los Angeles Times from 1926 through 1928.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Court document in the form of photographs of an area near an oil field near Beatty, Nevada, operated by Julian Petroleum Corporation, labeled "Beatty," Nevada, circa 1926

Crowd gathers outside the Los Angeles County courthouse to catch a glimpse of accused murder Louise Peete, Los Angeles, 1921

Description:
This photograph appears with the article, “MRS. PEETE DAILY ‘FREE SHOW.’: Extraordinary Phase of Sensational Murder Trial Supplied by the Thousands Who Mass on the Street to Catch Brief Glimpse of Her on Way to Courtroom. Here is a Typical "Peets Crowd" Waiting to See Woman Accused of Denton Murder Take Seventy Steps in Public. EARLY ONES OUT BEFORE DAY TO SEE MRS. PEETE; Throngs Wait Weary Hours for Mere Glimpse of Defendant; Courtroom Guards Besieged With Wiles,” Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan 1921: II1
Date:
[January 29, 1921]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Crowd gathers outside the Los Angeles County courthouse to catch a glimpse of accused murder Louise Peete, Los Angeles, 1921

Curb-side produce store in front of a building damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Description:
The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place on March 10, with a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings throughout Southern California. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach on the Newport-Inglewood Fault. An estimated fifty million dollars' worth of property damage resulted, and 120 lives were lost.
Date:
March 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Curb-side produce store in front of a building damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Dancing Chinese lion during festival in Chinatown, Los Angeles, circa 1920-1939

Description:
Dancing Chinese lion during festival in Chinatown on unpaved street with spectators on the sidewalk. The man supporting the front holds the lion's head high above his own head and is smiling. There is allot of dust or smoke in the foreground. A sign on a commercial building reads: "Eastern Grocery Co."
Date:
[circa 1920-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Dancing Chinese lion during festival in Chinatown, Los Angeles, circa 1920-1939