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Wrestler Dean Detton fallen out of the ring during his match against Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, November 17, 1937

Description:
Wrestler Dean Detton fallen out of the ring during his match against wrestler/football player Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium. Nagurski injured Detton's left arm during the match and eventually emerged victorious, thus retaining his World Heavyweight title.
Date:
November 17, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Wrestler Dean Detton fallen out of the ring during his match against Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, November 17, 1937

Wrestler Dean Detton at the side of the ring during a match against Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1937-1938

Description:
Wrestler Dean Detton at the side of the ring during a match against Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium. Detton and Nagurski met in the ring several times between 1937 and 1938, Nagurski was usually the victor in these matchesPhoto was probably in the wrong sleeve, or mislabeled
Date:
between 1937 and 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Wrestler Dean Detton at the side of the ring during a match against Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1937-1938

Wrestler Dean Detton about to slam his opponent Kiman Kudo into the mat at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, August 25, 1937

Description:
Wrestler Dean Detton about to slam his opponent Kiman Kudo into the mat at Olympic Auditorium. The match was mixed-style. Kudo was awarded the first round after Detton was so enraged by Kudo's jiu jitsu skills that he ripped off Kudo's jacket. The second round was catch-as-catch-can style. Detton won this with the move shown in the picture and Kudo was unable to return for a third round, so Detton was declared the winner.
Date:
August 25, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Wrestler Dean Detton about to slam his opponent Kiman Kudo into the mat at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, August 25, 1937

Wreckage of a plane crash that killed test pilot Clark McRoy and his 15-year-old passenger Russell C. Holt, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Wreckage of a plane crash that killed 34-year-old test pilot Clark McRoy and his 15-year-old passenger Russell C. Holt. Holt's father, Elwin E. Holt, watched the crash and saw the plane hit the ground 300 yards from his home. Holt said he saw his son wave from the plane before it went into a sharp dive.
Date:
November 25, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Wreckage of a plane crash that killed test pilot Clark McRoy and his 15-year-old passenger Russell C. Holt, Los Angeles, 1945

Wreckage of a plane crash that killed test pilot Clark McRoy and his 15-year-old passenger Russell C. Holt, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Wreckage of a plane crash that killed 34-year-old test pilot Clark McRoy and his 15-year-old passenger Russell C. Holt. Holt's father, Elwin E. Holt, watched the crash and saw the plane hit the ground 300 yards from his home. Holt said he saw his son wave from the plane before it went into a sharp dive.
Date:
November 25, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Wreckage of a plane crash that killed test pilot Clark McRoy and his 15-year-old passenger Russell C. Holt, Los Angeles, 1945

Wreath Placed on the Olvera St. Cross to commemorate Harry Carr, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
The day after the death of Los Angele Times columnist Harry Carr, members of the Mexican community gathered at Olvera Street to recite the rosary and litany, after which Consuela Castillo De Bonzo and Zacarias Hernandez placed a memorial wreath on the Philip de Neve cross on Olvera Street. Carr had been a champion of Olvera Street.
Date:
January 11, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Wreath Placed on the Olvera St. Cross to commemorate Harry Carr, Los Angeles, 1936

Workers retrieving Calvin Darling from a caved-in pit, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Photograph of workers retrieving Calvin Darling from a pit that caved in on him. Two men are seen standing at opposite sides of the pit, with Darling seen at center. Two signs from the gasoline service station provide a buttress against loose earth surrounding the pit. One sign reads: "Vales Ground 75 [cents] per cyl." Darling was working on completion of a storage tank pit at the service station when the incident occurred.
Date:
August 23, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Workers retrieving Calvin Darling from a caved-in pit, Los Angeles, 1935

Workers retrieving Calvin Darling from a caved-in pit, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Photograph of workers retrieving Calvin Darling from a pit that caved in on him. Several men are seen standing around the pit at the surface. One police officer holds an empty bucket while two men are viewed inside the pit with Darling. Two signs from the gasoline service station provide a buttress against loose earth surrounding the pit. One sign reads: "Vales Ground 75 [cents] per cyl." Darling was working on completion of a storage tank pit at the service station when the incident occurred.
Date:
August 23, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Workers retrieving Calvin Darling from a caved-in pit, Los Angeles, 1935

Workers prepare ankle-deep mud in the ring for a wrestling match between Sandor Szabo and Prince Bhu Pinder at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, October 20, 1937

Description:
Workers prepare ankle-deep mud in the wrestling ring for a match between Sandor Szabo and Prince Bhu Pinder at Olympic Auditorium. This type of wrestling is considered "Hindu style" and it has slightly different rules than regular wrestling, including prohibiting holds beneath the waist. During the match, the first three rows were roped off and the press and referees wore rubber wear to protect from mud splatter. Szabo won the match in front of more than 8000 spectators
Date:
October 20, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Workers prepare ankle-deep mud in the ring for a wrestling match between Sandor Szabo and Prince Bhu Pinder at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, October 20, 1937

Workers creating upholstered furniture in the Roberti Brothers' furniture factory, Los Angeles, circa 1920-1930

Description:
Workers creating upholstered furniture in the Roberti Brothers' furniture factory, located at the corner of 14th St. and McGary St. in Los Angeles. In the foreground, a worker holding a hammer tacks down fabric on an upholstered chair supported by a saw horse with the springs visible. On the right, a craftsman works on a wooden chair frame.
Date:
[between 1920-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Workers creating upholstered furniture in the Roberti Brothers' furniture factory, Los Angeles, circa 1920-1930

Womens Social Welfare Dept. float with nurses, children in Salvation Army parade, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
A parade float from the Womens Social Welfare Department (possibly of Los Angeles City, but more likely a unit within the Salvation Army; unconfirmed) cruises along the street, with nurses and toddlers seated inside. In the background, some city buildings are seen, and notably the foundations of a new building. Spectators and pedestrians are also seen. A car is parked across the road. Salvation Army General Evangeline Booth and her Army membership were in Los Angeles for a Salvation Army parade, and met in congress to discuss their World for God campaign in which they hoped to add a million more members. Mayor Frank Shaw and many Los Angeles citizens welcomed them to the city.
Date:
October 26, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Womens Social Welfare Dept. float with nurses, children in Salvation Army parade, Los Angeles, 1935

Women's Breakfast Club members, Dorothy Paonessa, Jeannette Brix and Mrs. Herbert Vincent, Los Angeles vicinity, circa 1936

Description:
From left to right, Women's Breakfast Club members Dorothy Paonessa, Jeannette Brix and Mrs. Herbert Vincent walk in a row towards the camera. All three women smile as they approach the camera. Dorothy Paonessa wears a ribbon on her chest which reads, "HOSTESS." Behind them, what is possibly the Women's Breakfast Club's clubhouse stands at right. It is partially obscured by vegetation.
Date:
[circa January 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Women's Breakfast Club members, Dorothy Paonessa, Jeannette Brix and Mrs. Herbert Vincent, Los Angeles vicinity, circa 1936