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Chalk writing in front of a street shrine for longshoreman Norman "Big Bill" Gregg, San Pedro, 1937

Description:
Chalk writing in front of a street shrine constructed for longshoreman Norman Gregg, who was known as "Big Bill." Gregg was shot by Patrolman W.H. Redding, and his death created an uproar amongst longshoremen. Traffic was blocked by demonstrations, and the shrine was constructed around the scene of the shooting.
Date:
[circa May 29, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Chalk writing in front of a street shrine for longshoreman Norman "Big Bill" Gregg, San Pedro, 1937

William James (Curly) Guy, Superior Judge Robert W. Kenny and others stand on a wharf, Los Angeles, 1933

Description:
In the foreground at left, a man sits on a bollard lining the edge of the dock; his back faces the camera. To the right of him, the dock stretches straight back. Right-of-center, in the near distance, the defendant, William James (Curly) Guy, stands. He dons a light-colored suit and faces left, but smiles to the camera. To his left and nearer to camera, Superior Judge Kenny stands. He, too, faces left and looks to camera. A cigar hangs from his mouth. Several others stand around them to the right. Farther down the dock, more people mill about. Boats and buildings line the harbor in the background.
Date:
[February 4, 1933]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
William James (Curly) Guy, Superior Judge Robert W. Kenny and others stand on a wharf, Los Angeles, 1933

Major General Malin Craig inspects Sixty-third Coast Artillery (antiaircraft) at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, 1930s

Description:
Text from note: Ca ve--San Pedro, Identification: Major General Malin Craig, commanding general, Ninth Corps Area, inspecting Sixty-third Coast Artillery (antiaircraft) reigment at Fort MacArthur. --(left to right) General Craig, Col. Charles H. Hilton, commandant of Fort MacArthur and Lieut. Col. Homer R. Oldfield, commanding Sixty-third Coast Artillery."
Date:
[1930s]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Major General Malin Craig inspects Sixty-third Coast Artillery (antiaircraft) at Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, 1930s

Robert Wilson and Dr. F.A. Fender with Dr. Light's seaplane, San Pedro, 1935

Description:
Surgical instructor at Yale Medical School Dr. Richard Light is flying around the world on his Bellanca seaplane accompanied by recent Yale graduate Robert Wilson. They have flown to Labrador, Greenland, Iceland, Scotland, England, Italy, Mesopotamia, India, Siam, the Malay States, the Dutch East Indies, and Manila.
Date:
January 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Robert Wilson and Dr. F.A. Fender with Dr. Light's seaplane, San Pedro, 1935

Hortensia Elias Calles de Torreblanca, General Plutarco Calles, Fernando Torreblanca and Enrique Torreblanca relax aboard a deck of the Malolo, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
General Plutarco Calles, Former President of Mexico, relaxes on a deck of the Hawaii-bound Malolo with his daughter, his son-in-law and the latter's brother. From left to right, Hortensia Elias Calles de Torreblanca, General Calles and Fernando Torreblanca relax in lounge chairs that sit in a row. Behind and between General Calles and Fernando Torreblanca, Fernando's younger brother, Enrique Torreblanca stands. He rests a hand to the back of each of their chairs. The ship's deck and deck structures occupy the background.
Date:
August 3, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Hortensia Elias Calles de Torreblanca, General Plutarco Calles, Fernando Torreblanca and Enrique Torreblanca relax aboard a deck of the Malolo, Los Angeles, 1935

Olympic sprinter Stella Walsh poses on a ship, Los Angeles, circa 1930s

Description:
Olympic sprinter Stella Walsh poses at center while sitting on a ship's handrail. She sports a long overcoat and rests a hand in her coat pocket as she looks to camera. A pin on her hat is of the Japanese flag. The ship's rail enters frame at left and stretches across the image towards center. A sign below the railing and to the right of Stella's legs reads, "[...] DECK [...] [Japanese characters]." Directly behind Stella Walsh, a ship's cabin stretches across the background.
Date:
[circa 1930s]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Olympic sprinter Stella Walsh poses on a ship, Los Angeles, circa 1930s

Dr. George D. Olds, former Amherst president, arrives by ship, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:
George Daniel Olds was the President Amherst College. Olds was born in Middleport, New York and received his A.B. (1873) and A.M. (1876) from the University of Rochester. He was professor of mathematics at the University of Rochester (1884–1891) and Amherst College (1891–1927). He served as Dean of the College from 1909 to 1922 and President of Amherst College from 1924 to 1927. Among his students was Calvin Coolidge.
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Dr. George D. Olds, former Amherst president, arrives by ship, Los Angeles, 1930

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

Presentation of Naval Reserve flag to Capt. William R. Meyer by Capt. Alonzo H. Woodbine, Los Angeles Harbor, 1932

Description:
The Matson Line's new ocean liner Mariposa, part of the Navy's merchant marine component, was welcomed to the Los Angeles Harbor prior to her inaugural voyage to Sydney, Australia. Also present were Lieutenant-Commander James A. Crutchfield (regular Navy) and shipping executive Joseph B. Banning, Jr.
Date:
May, 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Presentation of Naval Reserve flag to Capt. William R. Meyer by Capt. Alonzo H. Woodbine, Los Angeles Harbor, 1932

A V-5 submarine "N1" streams through the water during the annual Navy Fleet Parade along the Southern California coast, 1932

Description:
Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Greatest Armada in Nation's History Passes in Review; Navy Parades Strength in Sea and Air Tableau; Hundreds of Ships and Aircraft Pass in Stately Review Before Crowds Masses on Shore." Los Angeles Times, 20 Apr. 1932: A1.
Date:
April 19, 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
A V-5 submarine "N1" streams through the water during the annual Navy Fleet Parade along the Southern California coast, 1932

Navy submarine USS Narwhal glides along the surface of the San Pedro harbor, 1932-1933

Description:
Possibly related to Los Angeles Times article, "Greatest Armada in Nation's History Passes in Review; Navy Parades Strength In Sea and Air Tableau; Hundreds of Ships and Aircraft Pass in Stately Review Before Crowds Massed on Shore." 20 Apr. 1932: A1. Or possibly related to Los Angeles Times article, "Subsea Giant at New Task; Narwhal Showing Its Paces to Officers of Fleet; Five Hundred Got on Trips Beneath Surface." 16 Dec. 1933: A1.
Date:
[between 1932-1933]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Navy submarine USS Narwhal glides along the surface of the San Pedro harbor, 1932-1933