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Description:: A painting from the contemporary Italian painting exhibit at the Los Angeles Museum in Exposition Park, open February and March of 1935.
Date:: [circa February 20, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Trees are planted to honor Los Angeles's patron of music, and as part of a ceremony marking the end of a series of concerts by the Los Angeles Philharmonic as led by conductor Otto Klemperer. The trees planted were nine eugenia trees, planted in a semi-circle around the statue of Beethoven in Pershing Square, as a represtentation of his Ninth Symphony.Pictured from left to right are Klemperer, Mayor Shaw, and John Smallman, founder of the Smallman Oratorio Society.
Date:: April 20, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: A photograph of Sidney T. Graves as he awaited transfer from the Los Angeles County Jail to San Quentin Penitentiary. Graves was convicted of bribery a year before, after accepting a sum of $80,000 in connection with the high San Gabriel dam project. At that time, Graves had been a county Supervisor. He was sentenced to one to fourteen years imprisonment for his crime.The other men in the photo are unidentified. Graves is seated, right.
Date:: March 30, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Jewelry stolen from motion picture actress Lila Lee by her former chauffeur, Robert Lewis. Lewis entered into Lee's home via a key he knew to be hidden on the back porch and stole the jewelry, worth a total of $10,000 (in 1934 dollars). Lewis was apprehended while trying to sell a ruby and platinum ring at a pawn shop for $3. When Lee was notified that her former chauffeur was in custody and her jewelry had been recovered, she was on set and had no knowledge the theft had taken place. February 16, 1934.
Date:: February 16, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Unidentified men weigh goods from bins on a scale. One bin is labeled sugar and another is labeled salt.
Date:: 1930s?
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: John D. Kennedy, 62, appears with Municipal Judge George S. Richardson in relation to charges he attacked Arthur C. Burch. Burch was tried twice and acquitted for the shooting death of John D. Kennedy's son.
Date:: February 2, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Actress Marsha Hunt smiles as she receives a document from Judge Marshall McComb.
Date:: [between 1932-1937?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: John D. Kennedy, 62, appears with Municipal Judge George S. Richardson in relation to charges he attacked Arthur C. Burch. Burch was tried twice and acquitted for the shooting death of John D. Kennedy's son.
Date:: February 2, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Start of journey of Southern California Townsend club members to Chicago for national convention. Clubs named after Dr. Francis Townsend to advocate for his old age pension plans, a precursor to Social Security. West was western divisional director of Townsend club; Litchenfels, state area officer; Highley, President of Los Angeles club; Biddlecom, member of national advisory board. Wives of Bliss and Highley also present.
Date:: [October 21, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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