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Description:: The gun crew aboard the U.S.S. West Virginia battleship gathered on deck.
Date:: [between 1924-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: John S. McGroarty (in light-colored suit and holding a hat) and 5 other men watch 3 women performers in Spanish style costumes in dance poses. On either side of McGroarty are three men., also in Spanish style costumes. Two women watch from an open doorway and a window. The performers are probably cast member of the Mission Play, a historical pageant written by McGroarty.
Date:: [between 1920-1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: John S. McGroarty seated at a banquet table (3rd from left) with other men and women.
Date:: [1920-1940]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Miljus is photographed after throwing the ball out of the frame. The stands in the background are half-filled with spectators.
Date:: 1920s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: The USS Idaho underwent modernization at the Norfolk Navy Yard from 1931 to 1934.
Date:: [between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: The Navy's USS Mississippi battleship streams through the water with a second battleship behind it.
Date:: [between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Possibly related to Los Angeles Times articles, “When the Navy’s Fleet of Wasps Takes to the Air, Fleet’s Planes Prove Worth In Test, Flaming Streaks of Death Dart From Sizes to Drop Destruction on War Craft of ‘Enemy’ in Tactical Maneuvers,” 15 Nov. 1926: A1, and “Dreadnaughts Hurl Hail of Steel in War Tests, Conditions Similar to Jellicoe’s Famous Engagement Met by Navy in Spectacular Practice,” 3 Jun. 1926: A1. Both articles are by the same reporter with the dateline “At Sea, Aboard U.S.S. West Virginia” possibly he was aboard for a lengthy trip.
Date:: [between 1924-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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