Genre: cellulose nitrate film / Resource Type: still image / Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives / Date: 1936 - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Thomas Edward Dugger, also known as "Ape Man", stares at hands while on trial for assaulting three women, Los Angeles, 1935-1936

Description:: Thomas Edward Dugger, known as "Ape Man", was convicted of eleven felonies related to the robbery, kidnapings, and assault of three women. Dugger was indicted on April 4, 1935 and sentenced to death by the Supreme Court on February 18, 1936.
Date:: Between 1935-1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Thomas Edward Dugger, also known as "Ape Man", on trial for assaulting three women, Los Angeles, 1935-1936

Description:: Thomas Edward Dugger, known as "Ape Man", was convicted of eleven felonies related to the robbery, kidnapings, and assault of three women. Dugger was indicted on April 4, 1935 and sentenced to death by the Supreme Court on February 18, 1936.
Date:: Between 1935-1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Unidentified men and women carry belongings and pets across flood waters, Long Beach, circa 1930s

Description:: Unidentified men and women carry belongings and pets across flood waters in Long Beach.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Homes and vehicles submerged in flood waters, Long Beach, 1930s

Description:: Homes and vehicles submerged in flood waters in Long Beach, California.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Pilgrim Days" float at Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California, 1936

Description:: Pilgrim days with a church and steeple set back in a forest and with Florence and Stanley Astenleiter and their 5-year-old daughter Yvonne, costumed in 17th century garments in the front. The float is seen at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove Blvd.
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Rose Queen" float with Barbara Nichols at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: Float with Rose Queen and attendants on board as seen by crowds at Tournament of Roses Parade. The float is seen at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove Blvd.
Date:: January 11, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Will Rogers Commemorative float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: A tribute to Will Rogers, following his death the previous year, at the 1936 Tournament of Roses Parade, surrounded by an unknown number of spectators. A tribute by the Union Oil Company, the float depicts a riderless horse in front of a large star to represent Rogers's career. The float won the grand prize award for the parade.
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Director Roland West testifying at grand jury investigation into death of actress Thelma Todd, circa 1935

Description:: Todd was found in the garage of film director West, her business partner and lover, dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. Todd's death was eventually ruled an accident.
Date:: [December, 1935 - January, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Director Roland West testifying at grand jury investigation into death of actress Thelma Todd, circa 1935

Description:: Todd was found in the garage of film director West, her business partner and lover, dead from carbon monoxide poisoning. Todd's death was eventually ruled an accident.
Date:: [December, 1935 - January, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Rose Queen" float with Barbara Nichols and her court on a float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California, 1936

Description:: The theme for the forty-seventh Rose Parade was "History in Flowers"
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Chivalry" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: Burbank City Schools float at 1936 Tournament of Roses Parade in staging area, probably on S. Orange Grove Blvd.
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

US Senator William McAdoo with George Creel at unknown event, circa 1935

Description:: US Senator McAdoo with George Creel, former head of the United States Committee on Public Information during World War I
Date:: [circa 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Portrait of Dr. Francis Everett Townsend

Description:: Portrait image of Dr. Francis Everett Townsend, originator of the Townsend Plan, an old-age pension plan which influenced the creation of Social Security.
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Crowd at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, 1930-1939

Description:: Crowd at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena, perhaps after the Tournament of Roses Parade. The Pasadena Memorial Flagpole (Goodhue Flagpole) is on the far left.
Date:: [between 1930-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Duckling in the water at Westlake Park, Los Angeles

Description:: Lone duckling in the water in Westlake Park. Photo was part of a series featuring the birds of Westlake Park (later renamed MacArthur Park)
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Murder suspect Robert S. James in his jail cell, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: "Rattlesnake" murderer Robert S. James in his jail cell. James had tied down his pregnant fifth wife and forced a rattlesnake to bite her, and then later drowned her in their fish pond. He was supposedly helped by his friend, ex-sailor Charles H. Hope, who was also charged with murder.
Date:: [circa May 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Murder suspect Robert S. James on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Robert S. James on the witness stand in an empty courtroom. James had tied down his pregnant fifth wife and forced a rattlesnake to bite her, and then later drowned her in their fish pond. He was supposedly helped by his friend, ex-sailor Charles H. Hope, who was also charged with murder.
Date:: [circa May 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Murder suspect Robert S. James on the witness stand, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Robert S. James on the witness stand in an empty courtroom. James had tied down his pregnant fifth wife and forced a rattlesnake to bite her, and then later drowned her in their fish pond. He was supposedly helped by his friend, ex-sailor Charles H. Hope, who was also charged with murder.
Date:: [circa May 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Electrical display during the Hoover Dam Power Inaugural, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: An electrical display during the Hoover Dam Power Inaugural, held to honor the first instances of power-production from the dam. Downtown Los Angeles was flooded with 7.2 million candle-power light, and engineers claimed that the display was visible from 100 miles away.
Date:: October 9, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Unidentified detective keeping guard by murderer Robert S. James's jail cell, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: An unidentified detective keeping guard by the jail cell of infamous murderer Robert S. James. James had tied down his pregnant fifth wife and forced a rattlesnake to bite her, and then later drowned her in their fish pond. He was supposedly helped by his friend, ex-sailor Charles H. Hope, who was also charged with murder.
Date:: [circa May 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mansion, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: A mansion in a Los Angeles residential area.
Date:: [1936?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mansion, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: A mansion in a Los Angeles residential area.
Date:: [1936?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mansion, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: A mansion in a Los Angeles residential area.
Date:: [1936?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mansion, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: A mansion in a Los Angeles residential area.
Date:: [1936?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Paul Mantz, motion picture stunt pilot and consultant, poses with airplane. Circa February 1936.

Description:: Stunt pilot and entrepreneur Paul Mantz poses with one of his airplanes. Mantz received his pilot's license in 1926 while serving with the Army Air Services, after which he pursued a career as a motion pictures stunt pilot, air racing pilot, film aviation consultant, and manager of "United Air Services" and "Paul Mantz Air Services," which contracted pilots and airplanes for the film industry. Paul Mantz also taught pilots, including notable student Amelia Earhart, whom he accompanied on her first (unsuccessful) attempt at flying around the globe.This photograph was likely taken during Mantz's divorce trial from his first wife, Myrtle L. Mantz (nee Harvey), a fellow aviator and former student. They were married in 1932 and divorced in 1936. A "Mrs. Putnam" was named during the divorce hearing, a likely reference to Earhart, who was married to George Palmer Putnam, publisher.
Date:: [circa February, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Myrtle L. Mantz, aviator and first wife of Paul Mantz, motion picture stunt pilot and consultant. Circa February 1936.

Description:: Portrait of aviator Myrtle L. Mantz, nee Harvey, likely taken during her divorce from film stunt pilot and consultant Paul Mantz. Mrs. Mantz was a former flight student of her husband's. They were married in 1932. Their divorce hearing attracted public attention when a "Mrs. Putnam" was named during the divorce hearing, a likely reference to Amelia Earhart, who was married to George Palmer Putnam, publisher. Both Earhart and her husband were friends of Myrtle and Paul Mantz, and Earhart was tutored by Paul Mantz on long distance aviation and navigation. The Mantzes were granted a divorce on June 28, 1936.
Date:: [circa February, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Fred Stettler on the witness stand in Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Swiss chauffeur Fred Stettler, accused of the arson murders of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Barbour, sitting on the witness stand
Date:: between February 21 and February 29, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Line of Studebaker radiator grilles, affixed with hood ornaments, at Studebaker's Los Angeles assembly plant. circa January 2, 1936.

Description:: Photograph of a line of radiator grilles, affixed with Studebaker's distinctive "lark in ring" hood ornament, at Studebaker's Los Angeles Assembly Plant in Vernon, California. The plant opened in December of 1935, and its first finished car rolled off the assembly line on January 2, 1936.
Date:: [circa January 2, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Line of car frames outside Studebaker's Los Angeles assembly plant, circa January 2, 1936.

Description:: A line of car frames outside the Studebaker Los Angeles assembly plant in Vernon, Ca. Studebaker's Los Angeles plant was established in December of 1935, and its first completed car rolled off the assembly line on January 2, 1936. The plant closed on June 8, 1956.
Date:: [circa January 2, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Flood basins above Altadena filled with rainwater. Circa February 15, 1936.

Description:: Heavy run-off from rains in the Lopez Canyon area north of Altadena, CA leave Altadena's flood basins full. Circa February 15, 1936.
Date:: [circa February 15, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Murder suspect Robert S. James sitting on the witness stand with a plan of his house behind him, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Robert S. James sitting in the witness stand with a map of his home behind him. An unidentified man is visible in front of him. He was most likely testifying in his own defense for the murder trial of his wife Mary Emma James. He purportedly had an affair with his niece, which spurred him to tie down his wife and have a rattlesnake bite her, and then later drown her in their fish pond. He was supposedly helped by his friend, ex-sailor Charles H. Hope, who was also charged with murder.
Date:: [circa May 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Murder suspect Robert S. James sitting on the witness stand with a plan of his house behind him, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Robert S. James sitting in the witness stand with a plan of his home behind him. He was most likely testifying in his own defense for the murder trial of his wife Mary Emma James. He purportedly had an affair with his niece, which spurred him to tie down his wife and have a rattlesnake bite her, and then later drown her in their fish pond. He was supposedly helped by his friend, ex-sailor Charles H. Hope, who was also charged with murder.
Date:: [circa May 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Murder suspect Robert S. James sitting on the witness stand with a map of his house behind him, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Robert S. James sitting in the witness stand with a map of his home behind him. An unidentified man is visible in front of him. He was most likely testifying in his own defense for the murder trial of his wife Mary Emma James. He purportedly had an affair with his niece, which spurred him to tie down his wife and have a rattlesnake bite her, and then later drown her in their fish pond. He was supposedly helped by his friend, ex-sailor Charles H. Hope, who was also charged with murder.
Date:: [circa May 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Murder suspect Robert S. James handcuffed to another man while on his way to court, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: "Rattlesnake" murderer Robert S. James on his way to court while handcuffed to an unidentified man. James had tied down his pregnant fifth wife and forced a rattlesnake to bite her, and then later drowned her in their fish pond. He was supposedly helped by his friend, ex-sailor Charles H. Hope, who was also charged with murder.
Date:: [circa May 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Murder suspect Robert S. James smoking and reading a newspaper in his jail cell, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: "Rattlesnake" murderer Robert S. James smoking a cigarette and reading a newspaper in his jail cell. James had tied down his pregnant fifth wife and forced a rattlesnake to bite her, and then later drowned her in their fish pond. He was supposedly helped by his friend, ex-sailor Charles H. Hope, who was also charged with murder.
Date:: [circa May 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Portrait of Judge Cecil D. Holland, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Judge Cecil D. Holland presided over cases like the William Freelove "Lottery Trial" in October 1935.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mansion under construction, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: A mansion under construction in a Los Angeles residential area.
Date:: [1936?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mansion, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: A mansion in a Los Angeles residential area.
Date:: [1936?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mansion, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: A mansion in a Los Angeles residential area.
Date:: [1936?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mansion, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: A mansion in a Los Angeles residential area.
Date:: [1936?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Charles L Rawlins, attorney for the receiver and trustees of the Arizona Edison Company, circa November 1935

Description:: Photo related to November 1935 United States Senate Justice Administration Committee on the controversies surrounding the bankruptcy of Fox West Coast Theaters. Charles L Rawlins was the attorney for the receiver and trustees of the Arizona Edison Company, which was involved in the case.
Date:: [November, 1935?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Los Angeles County District Attorney Buron Fitts arrives in courtroom, circa 1935

Description:: Fitts was Los Angeles County District Attorney between 1928-1940. He was also Lt. Governor of California 1927-1928. Court case in photo unknown.
Date:: [1935?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Duck and three ducklings standing by the water in Westlake Park, Los Angeles

Description:: Duck and three ducklings by the water in Westlake Park. Photo was part of a series featuring the birds of Westlake Park (later renamed MacArthur Park)
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Row of businesses including a liquor store, a cafe, the LA I.D.A. and the Sea Pride Packing Company at night, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Row of businesses including a liquor store, a cafe and the LA I.D.A. (Industrial Development Authority?) at night. The star-shaped sign in the background says Lone Star and belongs to the Sea Pride Packing Company.
Date:: [1930s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Row of businesses including a liquor store, a cafe, the LA I.D.A. and the Sea Pride Packing Company at night, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Row of businesses including a liquor store, a cafe and the LA I.D.A. (Industrial Development Authority?) at night. The star-shaped sign in the background says Lone Star and belongs to the Sea Pride Packing Company.
Date:: [1930s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Row of businesses including a liquor store, a cafe, the LA I.D.A. and the Sea Pride Packing Company at night, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Row of businesses including a liquor store, a cafe, the LA I.D.A. (Industrial Development Authority?) and the Sea Pride Packing Company at night. Picture is lit by the storefront signs.
Date:: [1930s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Man testifying (?) during unidentified hearing in courtroom with model cars on table

Description:: Unidentified hearing in courtroom with two men seated at table, one man standing, and possibly testifying as a witness, and a police officer standing in background. On the table are papers and three small model cars.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Man testifying (?) during unidentified hearing in courtroom with model cars on table

Description:: Unidentified hearing in courtroom with two men seated at table, one man standing, and possibly testifying as a witness, and a police officer standing in background. On the table are papers and three small model cars.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Man testifying (?) during unidentified hearing in courtroom with model cars on table

Description:: Unidentified hearing in courtroom with two men seated at table, one man standing and listening, possibly a witness, and a police officer standing in background. On the table are papers and small model cars.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Man testifying (?) during unidentified hearing in courtroom with model cars on table

Description:: Unidentified hearing in courtroom. One man standing, possibly testifying as a witness.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Eugene Biscailuz, Dr. Ralph Wagner, and J.E.P Dunn, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Eugene Biscailuz, Dr. Ralph Wagner, and J.E.P Dunn sit together on a bed. J.E.P Dunn was an agent for the Department of Justice.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Eugene Biscailuz, Dr. Ralph Wagner, and J.E.P Dunn, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Eugene Biscailuz, Dr. Ralph Wagner, and J.E.P Dunn sit together on a bed. J.E.P Dunn was an agent for the Department of Justice.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Dr. Ralph Wagner poses with a pistol and hat, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Dr. Ralph Wagner poses with a pistol tucked into his pants while holding a hat.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Members of the Loyola University football team with their coach, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Members of the Loyola University football team with their coach. Possibly freshmen on the first day of practice.
Date:: [1930s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Man testifying (?) during unidentified hearing in courtroom with model cars on table

Description:: Unidentified hearing in courtroom with two men seated at table, one man standing and possibly testifying as a witness, and a police officer standing in background. On the table are papers and three small model cars.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Man testifying (?) during unidentified hearing in courtroom with model cars on table

Description:: Unidentified hearing in courtroom with model cars on table. One man, possibly a witness, standing at table.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Rural boom town [?], California

Description:: Rural boomtown town [?] with a bulldozer and wooden tripod structures on open land in the foreground, scattered buildings in the background and a hill beyond
Date:: [between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Rural boom town [?], California

Description:: Rural boomtown town [?] with fenced land, scattered buildings, buildings under construction (or greenhouses) in the middle distance, and with a hill beyond
Date:: [between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Construction site near rural boom town [?], California

Description:: Construction site near rural boomtown [?], with bulldozers against a hill or mountain. Tripod-type structures are visible in the background.
Date:: [between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Rural boom town [?], California

Description:: Rural boomtown town [?] with fenced land, scattered buildings and one building under construction, with mountains in the distance
Date:: [between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Crowd of Los Angeles Country Relief Administration workers on strike, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Crowd of Los Angeles Country Relief Administration workers on strike gather due to salary cuts. The strike signs demand a 25% increase in budgets and support the unionization of workers.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Los Angeles Country Relief Administration workers strike due to salary cuts, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Los Angeles Country Relief Administration workers strike due to salary cuts. The strike signs demand a 25% increase in budgets and support the unionization of workers.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Man looks through a pile of clothes at a junk sale, Los Angeles

Description:: Man looks through a pile of clothes at a junk yard and sale
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Miss Leo C. Moore sitting in a crowd holding her young child, Los Angeles

Description:: Miss Leo C. Moore sitting in a crowd holding her young child
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Young girls Barbara and Rosalie Bell laying next to each other in a twin-sized bed, Los Angeles

Description:: Young girls Barbara and Rosalie Bell laying next to each other in a twin-sized bed
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Young girls Barbara and Rosalie Bell laying next to each other in a twin-sized bed, Los Angeles

Description:: Young girls Barbara and Rosalie Bell laying next to each other in a twin-sized bed
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Miss Leo C. Moore sitting in a crowd holding her young child, Los Angeles

Description:: Miss Leo C. Moore sitting in a crowd holding her young child
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Harriet Lund, Bernice Haverty, and Prudence Winterrowd at the Los Angeles County Jail with dolls donated at Christmastime, 1930s

Description:: (left to right) Harriet Lund, Bernice Haverty, and Prudence Winterrowd at the Los Angeles County Jail with dolls donated at Christmastime.
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Matron Vada Sullivan Russell and others decorate a Christmas tree at the Los Angeles County Jail, 1930s

Description:: Matron Vada Sullivan Russell and others decorating a tree for Christmas at the LA County Jail. In front of the tree are several stuffed animals.
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Group of young men in an office during International Boys' Week, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Group of young men in what looks like a newspaper office during International Boys' Week in Los Angeles. Boy's Week is an annual event which introduces boys to different facets of society through a variety of daily programs and aims to build their character and confidence. In 1936, Boys' Week was organized by The Council for the Promotion of Boys' Welfare and was held April 25-May 2
Date:: between April 25 and April 30, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Perry School, an insitution run by Jehovah's Witnesses, Redondo Beach, 1936

Description:: Perry School, an insitution operated by Jehovah's Witnesses in the Redondo-Perry district that refused to allow students to salute the American flag. Consequently, a petition by residents of El Nido was created to close down the school.
Date:: [circa March 21, 1936]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Chinese Empress" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: Chinese Empress Wan Qua Fei float, a carriage lead by dragons with Lili Arikawa seated on a throne as the empress, hanging baskets and lanterns, and with 'Long Beach' written on top seen by crowd at 1936 Tournament of Roses Parade. The float is seen at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Orange Grove Blvd.
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Chinese Empress" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:: The theme for the forty-seventh Rose Parade was "History in Flowers"
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Cleopatra" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, California, January 1, 1936

Description:: Standard Oil sponsored float at 1936 Tournament of Roses Parade in staging area. The float depicts Cleopatra riding a barge followed by a group of female attendants.
Date:: January 1, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

William Gibbs McAdoo at dinner event with two unknown women

Description:: William Gibbs McAdoo at meal event with two unknown women. Photo possibly from time McAdoo served as US Senator for California.
Date:: [1933-1938]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

William Gibbs McAdoo speaking at unknown event

Description:: William Gibbs McAdoo pausing before speaking in radio microphones at unknown event. Photo possibly from time McAdoo served as US Senator for California.
Date:: [1933-1938]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Man stacks jars of food on shelves at the Unemployed Citizens' League of Santa Monica, 1930s

Description:: Man stacks jars of food on shelves 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

Nighttime baseball game at Wrigley Field in South Los Angeles

Description:: Crowd watching a baseball game at Wrigley Field in South Los Angeles. Los Angeles's Wrigley Field was built in 1925 and torn down in 1966. It was host to minor league baseball teams and home of the Los Angeles Angeles. The field is named after the same Wrigley as Wrigley Field in Chicago, but it actually received the name first and had more on-site parking than Chicago's field does now.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Sign for the Unemployed Citizens' League of Santa Monica, 1930s

Description:: Sign for 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

Woman testifying (?) during unidentified hearing in courtroom with model cars on table

Description:: Unidentified hearing in courtroom. One woman standing, possibly testifying as a witness.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Woman testifying (?) during unidentified hearing in courtroom with model cars on table

Description:: Unidentified hearing in courtroom. One woman standing, possibly testifying as a witness
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Man testifying (?) during unidentified hearing in courtroom with model cars on table

Description:: Unidentified hearing in courtroom. One man standing, possibly testifying as a witness.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Woman testifying (?) during unidentified hearing in courtroom with model cars on table

Description:: Unidentified hearing in courtroom. One woman standing, possibly testifying as a witness.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

American actor Slim Summerville, best known for his work in silent comedies, Los Angeles

Description:: American actor and director Slim Summerville. Summerville made the transition between silent to sound films. He was best known for his work in silent comedies but he also acted in dramas, such as ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) and directed over 50 short films.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

American actor Slim Summerville, best known for his work in silent comedies, Los Angeles

Description:: American actor and director Slim Summerville. Summerville made the transition between silent to sound films. He was best known for his work in silent comedies but he also acted in dramas, such as All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and directed over 50 short films.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mrs. Ray Callender and Mrs. Richard Illsley sit holding masks, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Mrs. Ray Callender and Mrs. Richard Illsley sit holding masks.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Kent Parrot, politician and attorney, sits in a courtroom, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Politician and attorney Kent Parrot sits in a courtroom. Parrot was a politician and attorney who was heavily involved in municipal politics in Los Angeles.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Frank Fay and George Stahlman, Los Angeles, circa 1935

Description:: Frank Fay was an actor, emcee, comedian, best-known as an actor for having played "Elwood P. Dowd" in the stage play Harvey. At one time married to Barbara Stanwyck.
Date:: [1935?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mrs. Harold Appleton, Los Angeles, circa 1935

Description:: Most likely related to the Ebell of Los Angeles Women’s Club
Date:: [1935?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Poverty-stricken family speaks to unidentified man outside of their dilapidated home, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Poverty-stricken family speaks to unidentified man outside of their dilapidated home.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Poverty-stricken woman and child pictured inside a dilapidated dwelling, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Poverty-stricken woman and child pictured inside a dilapidated dwelling.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Poverty-stricken woman and child pictured inside a kitchen, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Poverty-stricken woman and child pictured inside a kitchen.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mrs. Henry Clark looks at fabrics displayed by clerk Lee Maler as baby Warren Hancock sleeps in her lap, Los Angeles, 1925-1945

Description:: Baby Warren Hancock naps while Mrs. Henry Clark looks at fabrics displayed by shop clerk Lee Maler during a Christmas shopping excursion
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Several hoteliers and others gathered at a long table around a ledger, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Hotel broker Ed W. Cason, hotelier Frank R. Wishon, Major K. Chas. Bean, P.G.B. Morriss, president of the aviation group Early Birds, Kiwanis greeter Ed Bernard, hotelier Dwight Hart, P.A. Young and R.T. McMillan gathered at a long table around a ledger
Date:: [1930s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Joe Schrank sits on a couch with his hands and face completely wrapped in bandages, Los Angeles

Description:: Joe Schrank sits on a couch with his hands and face completely wrapped in bandages
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Joe Schrank sits on a couch with his hands and face completely wrapped in bandages, Los Angeles

Description:: Joe Schrank sits on a couch with his hands and face completely wrapped in bandages
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Mayor Shaw and Governor Merriam pose in front of crowd, Los Angeles, between 1933-1939

Description:: Mayor Shaw and Governor Merriam pose together in front of a crowd. Frank Finley Merriam served as the 28th Governor of California from June 2, 1934 until January 2, 1939. Frank L Shaw was Mayor of Los Angeles from 1933 to September 16, 1938.
Date:: between 1933-1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

E.V. Durling, newspaper columnist, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: E. V. (Edgar Vincent) Durling was a columnist for the LA Times in the 1930s. His nationally syndicated column "On the Side" (in some papers "Life With Salt On The Side") was published by King Features Syndicate from 1939 to 1957 in approximately 100 papers nationally and a number abroad.
Date:: 1930s?
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

E.V. Durling, newspaper columnist, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: E. V. (Edgar Vincent) Durling was a columnist for the LA Times in the 1930s. His nationally syndicated column "On the Side" (in some papers "Life With Salt On The Side") was published by King Features Syndicate from 1939 to 1957 in approximately 100 papers nationally and a number abroad.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

LA Times Op-Ed columnist E.V. Durling.

Description:: Popular LA Times Op-Ed columnist of the 1930s E.V. Durling poses for a humorous photograph.
Date:: [between 1930-1940?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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