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Bird's-eye view of Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, [1921], rephotographed [1930s?]

Description:
Bird's-eye view of Santa Monica Boulevard, looking northeast from 2nd Street, with parked and moving cars, pedestrians, street railroad tracks, and businesses. Business signs include: Majestic, Barrymore in The Lotus Eater, H.H. Webb & Co. Transfer & Storage, Braden-Van Bergen Realty Co., Ocean Park Bank, Bay Cities Guaranty, W.A. Lady Optician, W.A. Lady Optometrist, Diamonds
Date:
1921
[1930s?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Bird's-eye view of Santa Monica Boulevard, Santa Monica, [1921], rephotographed [1930s?]

Birdseye view towards the Marion Davies' Beach house, Santa Monica, circa 1930-1940

Description:
Birdseye view from Palisades Park towards Marion Davies' beach house on the shore of Santa Monica Bay in Santa Monica, with the beach visible beyond. Across the highway from the beach estate are parked cars, street railroad tracks, utility poles and the brush-covered base of the palisades cliff.
Date:
[circa 1930-1940]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. (Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Birdseye view towards the Marion Davies' Beach house, Santa Monica, circa 1930-1940

California citizens carrying a huge state flag in the Admission Day parade, Santa Monica, September 9, 1937

Description:
California citizens carrying a huge state flag in the California Admission Day parade, held in Santa Monica. The parade, led by Governor Merriam, was a feature event of the three day Admission Day celebration, which commemorated the 87th anniversary of the day California became a state
Date:
September 9, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
California citizens carrying a huge state flag in the Admission Day parade, Santa Monica, September 9, 1937

Convening of California mayors Arthur Cathcart, H. Hawley, Dana P. Eicke, George J. Ulrich, Horace Porter, Haven A. Mason, C.L. Burnett, J.P. Greeley, Abraham Sauer, Casey Abbott, and E.L. Hougham, Santa Monica, 1921

Description:
Mayor Cathcart of Palo Alto, Mayor Hawley of Delano, Mayor Eicke of Stockton, Mayor Ulrich of Modesto, Mayor Porter of Riverside, Mayor Mason of San Francisco, Mayor Burnett of Exeter, Mayor Greeley of Newport Beach, Mayor Sauer of East San Diego, Mayor Abbott of Calexico and Mayor Hougham of Bakersfield gather for the convention of the League of California Municipalities to discuss city government.
Date:
September 1921
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Convening of California mayors Arthur Cathcart, H. Hawley, Dana P. Eicke, George J. Ulrich, Horace Porter, Haven A. Mason, C.L. Burnett, J.P. Greeley, Abraham Sauer, Casey Abbott, and E.L. Hougham, Santa Monica, 1921

Elks Temple, Santa Monica

Description:
Exterior view of the former Elks Temple, or Lodge, located at the southeast corner of Main St. and Pier Ave. in Santa Monica. The letters "BPOE" along the cornice of each visible side of the building stand for: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The BPOE is an American fraternal order and social club founded in 1868.
Date:
[between 1898 and 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Elks Temple, Santa Monica

Elks Temple, Santa Monica

Description:
Exterior view of the former Elks Temple, or Lodge, located at the southeast corner of Main St. and Pier Ave. in Santa Monica. The letters "BPOE" along the cornice of each visible side of the building stand for: Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The BPOE is an American fraternal order and social club founded in 1868.
Date:
[between 1898 and 1934]
1898/1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Elks Temple, Santa Monica

Governor Frank F. Merriam, Lowell Pratt, and Ed Byfield at the California Newspaper Publishers’ Association annual convention, Santa Monica, 1936

Description:
Governor Frank F. Merriam with Selma publishers Lowell Pratt and Ed Byfield, standing outside Hotel Miramar with a trophy. Behind them is a building with wall sized windows and a landscaped outdoor area with shrubs and palm trees. There are also several men gathered together in the top right hand corner of the nitrate negative.
Date:
January 17, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Governor Frank F. Merriam, Lowell Pratt, and Ed Byfield at the California Newspaper Publishers’ Association annual convention, Santa Monica, 1936

Grand Hotel and Santa Monica beach, Santa Monica, [1932?]

Description:
Possibly related to the article “Resort and Hotel Notes,” Los Angeles Times, 10 July 1932. The article states: The opening of the Grand Hotel on the ocean front at Pico Boulevard last Wednesday was one of the most important of early summer events in Santa Monica. Formerly occupied by an exclusive beach club the building has been remodeled and redecorated to conform to the highest of hotel standards. …
Date:
[1932?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Grand Hotel and Santa Monica beach, Santa Monica, [1932?]

Jeanne Rhodes, Adelaide Stevens, and Katherine Bush promoting school dance, Santa Monica, 1936

Description:
Three Santa Monica High School students post a sign announcing "Senior Sweepstakes Dance" that will be held on April 17th at the Girls Gym, asking 50 cents per couple. From left to right: Jeanne Rhodes, Adelaide Stevens, Katherine Bush. Rhodes holds a hammer in one hand while holding the sign up with the other. Bush is wearing a cardigan with "36" sewn to the front.
Date:
1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Jeanne Rhodes, Adelaide Stevens, and Katherine Bush promoting school dance, Santa Monica, 1936

John C. Lindsay with June Lockhart, Patrice Munsel and an official at the ground breaking ceremony for Pacific Plaza, Santa Monica, 1962

Description:
Architect John C. Lindsay (left) with his wife actress June Lockhart (2nd from left), opera singer Patrice Munsel and an official at the ground breaking ceremony for Pacific Plaza apartment complex for senior citizens (1431 Ocean Ave.).
Date:
June 1962
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
John C. Lindsay with June Lockhart, Patrice Munsel and an official at the ground breaking ceremony for Pacific Plaza, Santa Monica, 1962

Lorenzo C. Close, with Milton R. Standish, points to his handprint on the Elks Lodge, Santa Monica, 1935

Description:
Lorenzo C. Close points to his handprint on the Elks Lodge and Milton R. Standish stands by him. Next to his handprint, it reads, "Our Exalted Ruler Extends the Hand of Welcome to all Visiting Elks." A sign hanging on the pillar reads, "Delegates Register Inside!" Standish wears a ribbon that reads, in part, "State Elks Association. Santa Monica, 1935."
Date:
September 26, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Lorenzo C. Close, with Milton R. Standish, points to his handprint on the Elks Lodge, Santa Monica, 1935

Man reads a book while sitting with a dog on the steps of the Santa Monica Unemployed Citizens' League library, 1930s

Description:
Man reads a book while sitting with a dog on the library steps at the Unemployed Citizens' League of Santa Monica (a localized group of self-sustaining and self-respecting people). Many cooperatives like this one emerged in California during the 1930s, specifically in the Los Angeles - Orange County area
Date:
[1930s]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Man reads a book while sitting with a dog on the steps of the Santa Monica Unemployed Citizens' League library, 1930s

Man sleeping at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant where workers participated in a sit-down strike, Santa Monica, 1937

Description:
Man sleeping at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant where workers participated in a sit-down strike. The strike began when the plant allegedly began to lay off workers who were members of the Committee for Industrial Organization. A bitter struggle ensued between union labor leaders whether or not to support the strike.
Date:
circa February 25, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Man sleeping at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant where workers participated in a sit-down strike, Santa Monica, 1937