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Panoramic view looking south from First Street and Hill Street toward Broadway, Los Angeles, circa 1882-1895

Description:
Photograph of a panoramic view looking south from First Street and Hill Street toward Broadway. Visible buildings include City Hall (tall tower at right), First Presbyterian Church (spire at center right), numerous commercial and residential buildings. Trees are in the foreground. Legible signs include: "Crescent Coal Co.", "A.H. Neidig, real estate, [...] city [...] Pasadena [...] office"..., "Pirtle R.E. and T. Co., real estate, [...]onds"..., "Cass & S[...]er Stove Co., [...], stoves"..., "B. Sens & Son, merchant tailors, entrance on Broadway".
Date:
[circa 1882-1895]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. (Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Panoramic view looking south from First Street and Hill Street toward Broadway, Los Angeles, circa 1882-1895

Maj. C.C. Moseley, Griffith Park Municipal Airport, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:
Major C.C. Moseley, commander of the National Guard Aero Squad, standing outside, holding a trophy engraved with the text "Los Angeles Times perpetual trophy for efficiency in flying" and "sempre diretto." Behind him is an airplane. This photograph was taken when the trophy was delivered to Moseley at the Griffith Park Municipal Airport on July 7, 1925.
Date:
July 7, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Maj. C.C. Moseley, Griffith Park Municipal Airport, Los Angeles, 1925

Dr. Walter Carter, entomologist, with Guatemalan jungle flies, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:
Dr. Walter Carter, entomologist, sits on a liner with two boxes next to his right. The boxes are filled with 1 million Guatemalan jungle flies en route to Hawaii in efforts to control a pineapple crop pest, the mealy bug. To his left is a steamer trunk standing on end, with two luggage stickers. He holds a pipe in his right hand. This was taken on the liner, Saint Teresa, in Los Angeles.
Date:
November 25, 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Howe, Frank B., 1897-1963
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Dr. Walter Carter, entomologist, with Guatemalan jungle flies, Los Angeles, 1932

Leon H. Cubberley and Gordon McDonough discuss plans for County Courthouse, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Photograph of Leon H. Cubberley, who is secretary to Secretary of the Interior Ickes (not pictured), and Gordon McDonough. They met recently to discuss the plans for the projected County Courthouse project. In their hands they hold a map of downtown Los Angeles, which reads in English “Civic Center for the City & County of Los Angeles”.
Date:
October 5, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Leon H. Cubberley and Gordon McDonough discuss plans for County Courthouse, Los Angeles, 1935

Lucien Brunswig, F. F. Pellissier, Captain Yves Donval, and Henri Didot at a Lions Club meeting at the Biltmore, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Captain Yves Donval, commander of the French training ship, Jeanne d'Arc, conferred decorations on four Los Angeles citizens at a Lions Club meeting at the Biltmore, led by F. F. Pellissier, president of the French Chamber of Commerce of Southern California, and dairy rancher. Henri Didot, French consul, did the introductions.
Date:
January 18, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Lucien Brunswig, F. F. Pellissier, Captain Yves Donval, and Henri Didot at a Lions Club meeting at the Biltmore, Los Angeles, 1935

Fay Le Gault, on trial for the murder of her husband, walking in courtroom, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Fay Le Gault walking in a courtroom. Three unidentified men are behind her. On the wall is a chalk drawing of a map and a calendar. In the foreground are chairs and a desk. This photograph was possibly taken during April 1935 when Le Gault was on trial before Superior Judge Bowron for the murder of her husband, Phillip Le Gault.
Date:
[April, 1935?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Fay Le Gault, on trial for the murder of her husband, walking in courtroom, Los Angeles, 1935

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

Dorothy Oaks holds gifts for Judge Thomas P. White and Charles R. Morfoot who were working the Guttman-Sewell case, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Dorothy Oaks stands behind a table, holding gifts for Judge Thomas P. White and defense attorney Charles R. Morfoot. In her left hand, she holds up a rose lying in tissue paper in a box. By her right hand on the table, is a gift wrapped circular bundle. Judge White is being gifted a rose, while Morfoot is being gifted a cabbage.
Date:
July 10, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Dorothy Oaks holds gifts for Judge Thomas P. White and Charles R. Morfoot who were working the Guttman-Sewell case, Los Angeles, 1935

Mrs. George P. Griffith, Mabel Frankenfield, Florence O. Hunt, and Mrs. H.G. Raymond at the Children's Hospital Salvage Shop, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Mrs. George P. Griffith, Mabel Frankenfield, Florence O. Hunt, and Mrs. H.G. Raymond stand at a counter upon which lies a pile of fabric. A calendar for March 1936 is on the back wall behind them. A shelving section with hats is behind Mrs. Raymond.
Date:
March 23, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Mrs. George P. Griffith, Mabel Frankenfield, Florence O. Hunt, and Mrs. H.G. Raymond at the Children's Hospital Salvage Shop, Los Angeles, 1936

Wells J. Mosher, ex-confidential secretary to Mayor Porter, and his lawyer, Charles Ostrom, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:
Wells J. Mosher (left) and Charles W. Ostrom stand next to each other in a hallway. To the right of Ostrom is a wall calendar and a locked door. Behind them are a table and a radiator. On the wall behind them are several framed portraits, a sticker (?) portrait, and a sign for a barbecue. Mosher wears a suit, jacket unbuttoned, and had his hands crossed in front of him, holding a light-colored hat. A pencil and a pair of glasses is in his jacket pocket. Ostrom wears a tweed suit, jacket also unbuttoned, and has his hands clasped behind his back.
Date:
[July 7, 1932]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Wells J. Mosher, ex-confidential secretary to Mayor Porter, and his lawyer, Charles Ostrom, Los Angeles, 1932

Eugene Williams, Deputy District Attorney, pointing to floorplan of 10587 Holman Avenue during Louis Payne trial, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
Eugene Williams, Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney, pointing to a bedroom on a floorplan of 10587 Holman Avenue, Los Angeles. This photograph was possibly taken during the July, 1934 trial of Louis Payne, who confessed to murdering his mother and brother at this address.
Date:
July, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Eugene Williams, Deputy District Attorney, pointing to floorplan of 10587 Holman Avenue during Louis Payne trial, Los Angeles, 1934

Gertrude Davey, cafe owner, testifying in Werner trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Gertrude Davey sitting in witness stand. Behind her is a black board labelled "43 Superior Court 4," with a drawing of a room plan. In front of her is an unidentified man at a desk. This photograph was probably taken when Davey, a café owner, testified in Superior Judge Fricke's courtroom at the second trial of Erwin and Helen Werner on liquor license corruption charges.
Date:
February 24, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Gertrude Davey, cafe owner, testifying in Werner trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Three men, including Bill Spaulding and James D. Key, read a newspaper, while two other men stand by, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Five men are pictured, only James D. Key and William H. Spaulding are identified. One man holds a newspaper and is reading the front page while Key and Spaulding also are looking at the story. Key holds a flashlight to help light the newspaper. A Bullock's ad and crossword puzzle can be seen on the other pages. Key has a gun holstered on his hip. Spaulding has a cigarette in his mouth.
Date:
December 5, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Three men, including Bill Spaulding and James D. Key, read a newspaper, while two other men stand by, Los Angeles, 1935

I. Magnin & Co. department store building on Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 1939

Description:
The I. Magnin & Co. building at the intersection of New Hampshire and Wilshire in Los Angeles. A five story cube-shaped building. A carving of a stag and two does is at the top of the column over the main doors. To the left, a sandwich shop and a mechanic's garage can be seen. Several cars can be seen parked in front of the building on Wilshire. A blurred figure of a woman can be seen on the sidewalk at the corner of the building.
Date:
[circa February 10, 1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
I. Magnin & Co. department store building on Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 1939

P. D. Ackerman, fingerprinting a gun from the Julia Graham suicide case, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
P. D. Ackerman is sitting behind a desk, applying fingerprint powder with a brush onto one of three guns found on the site of Julia Graham's suicide. Two candlestick phones are on a table next to him. Part of a calendar for July 1935 can be seen on the wall behind him. Underneath a clear protective desk cover, there appear to be sheets of phone numbers to various police agencies.
Date:
July 15, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
P. D. Ackerman, fingerprinting a gun from the Julia Graham suicide case, Los Angeles, 1935

Second letter in Marty Rosen shooting investigation, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Letter was written to Larceny Bill. Marty Rosen appeared to be involved in some nefarious people and dealings. He discussed his plans to possibly come back to Brooklyn. In the letter he stated: "Did you find out of he went to his brother? If he did, then fuck him anyway with his brother, because if I am back in ... in another week or so, I'll just have to walk up to his brother's office with my rat-a-tat-tat and mow them all down, you know me bill Im built that way ---- on pencial & paper only-ha !ha!"
Date:
October 2, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Second letter in Marty Rosen shooting investigation, Los Angeles, 1935

Gladys Hamiliton and John Carl Whiteley, witnesses at Busby Berkeley's trial, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Gladys Hamilton and John Carl Whiteley were witnesses to Busby Berkeley's driving that resulted in a car crash that killed three people and badly injured three others. Berkeley was on trial for murder for the third time (the first two juries deadlocked). They testified that he was speeding and drove them off the road.
Date:
April 9, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Gladys Hamiliton and John Carl Whiteley, witnesses at Busby Berkeley's trial, Los Angeles, 1936

Jailer John L. Uhlik leading two cows to the Hollywood Police Station, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Photograph of Jailer John L. Uhlik leading two cows to the Hollywood Police Station after they were found walking around Hollywood. He is standing on the sidewalk in front of a sign that states English, “CITY ORDINANCE, HOLLYWOOD POLICE STATION, NO PARKING”. Behind him is the police station.
Date:
November 2, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Jailer John L. Uhlik leading two cows to the Hollywood Police Station, Los Angeles, 1935

M.R. Watrous, sound technician, testifying in Werner trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
M.R. Watrous sitting in witness stand. Behind him is a black board with a drawing of a room plan. In the judge's bench, a man's head is visible, possibly that of Superior Judge Fricke. This photograph was probably taken when Watrous, a sound technician, testified in Superior Judge Fricke's courtroom at the second trial of Erwin and Helen Werner on liquor license corruption charges.
Date:
March 1, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
M.R. Watrous, sound technician, testifying in Werner trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Three men inspecting three cars up for the Public Administrator's auction, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Three unidentified men are inspecting three cars available for auction in the Public Administrator's storeroom. Part of a fourth car can be seen on the far right. In the background, a wire fence can be seen. Leftmost car is a 1930-1932 Cadillac, with a goddess hood ornament. It is being looked at by a man in a light colored brimmed hat and short sleeved shirt. Middle car is a Pontiac, circa 1933, with a Chief hood ornament. It is being looked at by a man with glasses and a shirt with rolled up sleeves, no hat. The third car is a Ford V8, circa 1935, being looked at by a man with a brimmed hat, a pipe in his mouth, a vest, and a shirt with rolled up sleeves.
Date:
August 8, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Three men inspecting three cars up for the Public Administrator's auction, Los Angeles, 1935

Leonard Hilborne, Leonard Hoffman, Rosamond Coyner, and Douglas Badt hold their awards in front of Los Angeles High School from the Mayflower Society's second annual oratorical contest, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
The Mayflower Society, Los Angeles County Chapter, are descendants of passengers on the Mayflower. They sponsored an annual oratorical contest for Los Angeles High School. The second annual oratorical contest was held March 26, 1936.
Date:
[circa March 26, 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Leonard Hilborne, Leonard Hoffman, Rosamond Coyner, and Douglas Badt hold their awards in front of Los Angeles High School from the Mayflower Society's second annual oratorical contest, Los Angeles, 1936

Rose Marie Sheran, Eleanor Devin, Virginia Smith, and Kathryn MacKechnie of the Catholic Women's Club Juniors, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Left to right, Rose Marie Sheran, Eleanor Devin, Virginia Smith, Kathryn MacKechnie stand in a store. They are dressed for an outing, with Devin wearing a jacket and Smith and MacKechnie wearing fur-edged coats. All the women wear hats, with Smith also wearing a small veil. They stand in front of a table covered with a striped tablecloth and displaying lots of either polished stone or wood items like buttons, lamps, ashtrays, small bowls and cups, vases, and candlesticks. Behind them is a postcard display featuring photography by Burton Frasher, an animal skin, and hung paintings.
Date:
[circa April 14, 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Rose Marie Sheran, Eleanor Devin, Virginia Smith, and Kathryn MacKechnie of the Catholic Women's Club Juniors, Los Angeles, 1936

Police officer W. C. Brooks fingerprints Harper McDowell, a man with twelve fingers, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Police officer W. C. Brooks grasps Harper McDowell's right hand with both of his hands. McDowell holds both of his hands up, all 12 fingers are covered in fingerprint ink. McDowell is sitting at a table, looking at the camera. Both men are smiling slightly. Fingerprinting instructions are taped to the wall next to McDowell.
Date:
[circa January 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Police officer W. C. Brooks fingerprints Harper McDowell, a man with twelve fingers, Los Angeles, 1936