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Workers clearing debris from a commercial street after 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:
1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Workers clearing debris from a commercial street after the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

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

Transcript of an interview between Asa Keyes and Lorraine Wiseman, page 3, 1926

Description:
Some text from the page: "Mr Keyes said he would have to call me later about that and asked if my sister had come. I told him I had seen my sister and that she saw the condition I was in and thought that he had been very severe with me and she did not think she could stand it. He asked me to go back to the Hotel and remain there until he called me. This was about 11:45. I remained."
Date:
August 21, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Transcript of an interview between Asa Keyes and Lorraine Wiseman, page 3, 1926

Transcript of an interview between Asa Keyes and Lorraine Wiseman, page 2, 1926

Description:
Some text from the letter: "Mrs. Wiseman further stated that she could and would bring three witnesses to prove that she was the person in the cottage. Mr. Keyes asked who they were, and she stated that she would bring them. Upon Mr. Keyes' later repeated inquiry as to who the witnesses were, Mrs. Wiseman informed him that one was her son in university, one was a dentist and another was the man who drove her to and fro."
Date:
August 21, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Transcript of an interview between Asa Keyes and Lorraine Wiseman, page 2, 1926

Timothy G. Turner, reporter for the Los Angeles Times, stands reading a newspaper, Los Angeles, 1939

Description:
Timothy G. Turner, reporter for the Los Angeles Times, stands with his back to the camera, holding a newspaper. His knees are slightly bent, and he faces an ajar door. He wears a hat and suit. Three pictures and a clock hang on the wall.
Date:
[between October 16, 1939 and November 20, 1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Timothy G. Turner, reporter for the Los Angeles Times, stands reading a newspaper, Los Angeles, 1939

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

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

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

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

Report of the arrest of the Herman Cline, Captain of Detectives, circa 1926

Description:
Report of the arrest of the Captain of Detectives, Herman Cline. He was arrested for a hit and run while drunk which resulted in the death of a woman and child. Cline was involved in spearheading the case against Aimee Semple McPherson that charged her with faking her own kidnapping previously to this horrific event. Cline tried to outrun police after striking the car, but to no avail and was arrested in Azusa.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Report of the arrest of the Herman Cline, Captain of Detectives, circa 1926

Red Cross headquarters on E. Ocean Blvd. in front of the Breakers Hotel after the earthquake, Long Beach, 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
OpenUCLA Collections
Red Cross headquarters on E. Ocean Blvd. in front of the Breakers Hotel after the earthquake, Long Beach, 1933

Promissory notes between Normand Chandler and Lee de Forest, 1933

Description:
Notes promising payment made to Normand Chandler from Lee de Forest for a payment of $100. On the back of some other notes is witten: "2-26-34, pay to the order of Eldon Bisbee. Lee de Forest called himself "the father of radio" and did a lot of work on audio recording used in motion pictures. Norman Chandler was a publisher for LA Times.
Date:
1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Promissory notes between Normand Chandler and Lee de Forest, 1933

Portrait photographs of John and Mary C. Janss, mugshot of Carl Carrillo, 1935 (copy photo)

Description:
Bottom photograph related to several stories covered from 1935-1936 about the pirating of the Monte Carlo gambling ship, and $26,000 was stolen. Carl Carrillo and several other men were found guilty. Carrillo was sentenced to eight years in prison (and then an additional two more years later for smuggling liquor).
Date:
[circa July 31, 1935]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Portrait photographs of John and Mary C. Janss, mugshot of Carl Carrillo, 1935 (copy photo)

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

Photograph of a letter from Captain Eugene Joseph Harrington to his sister, Anna Harrington of Boston (page 4 of 4), 1936

Description:
Photograph of the fourth page of a letter from Captain Eugene Joseph Harrington to his sister Anna A. Harrington of Boston. The letter is dated July 21, 1876 and details his regiment's activities in the Black Hills War as well as his opinion of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Date:
April 6, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Photograph of a letter from Captain Eugene Joseph Harrington to his sister, Anna Harrington of Boston (page 4 of 4), 1936

Photograph of a letter from Captain Eugene Joseph Harrington to his sister, Anna Harrington of Boston (page 3 of 4), 1936

Description:
Photograph of the third page of a letter from Captain Eugene Joseph Harrington to his sister Anna A. Harrington of Boston. The letter is dated July 21, 1876 and details his regiment's activities in the Black Hills War as well as his opinion of the Battle of Little Big Horn.
Date:
April 6, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Photograph of a letter from Captain Eugene Joseph Harrington to his sister, Anna Harrington of Boston (page 3 of 4), 1936

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