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1835 Mexican decree establishing Los Angeles as capital of Alta California, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Referenced in more recent article, "Dusting Off the Pages From California's Past," [Los Angeles Times, September 28, 1983]. There is no related article from photograph's time period. This more recent column references the image's subject as part of the Los Angeles Public Library's collection of historical documents. The printed document in the photograph is an original decree establishing Los Angeles as the new capital of the Mexican territory of Alta California. It is signed by then Secretary of the State, Jose Maria Gutierrez de Estrada, on behalf of the interim president of Mexico, Miguel Barragan. The names of other persons, printed in the decree, include: Basilio Arillaga, Deputy President; Antonio Pacheco Leal, President of the Senate; Demetrio del Castillo, Deputy Secretary; and Manuel Miranda, Secretary of the Senate. It is dated May 23, 1935.
Date:
October 7, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
1835 Mexican decree establishing Los Angeles as capital of Alta California, Los Angeles, 1935

A. B. Murchison testifies during Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Description:
At center, A. B. Murchison sits on the witness stand during the preliminary trial regarding Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance. He sits facing towards the right and looks at a map unfolded in front of him. Two lawyers stand to the left of the witness box. Behind and to the right of Murchison, Judge Blake sits up at the bench and looks down towards the witness. In the foreground at right, a few lawyers sit at the counsel's table.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
A. B. Murchison testifies during Aimee Semple McPherson's preliminary hearing, Los Angeles, circa 1926

Acala Cotton Growers Association of Coachella Valley exhibit at the Southern California Fair, Riverside, 1926

Description:
Display of cotton on raised platform, with flat area at front and large cotton boll at center rear, with sign reading "Coachella Valley" at center, cotton bolls at left and right, and burlap sack reading "Acala Cotton Growers Association of Coachella Valley" in front of platform, under canopy roof with hanging tassels
Date:
September, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Acala Cotton Growers Association of Coachella Valley exhibit at the Southern California Fair, Riverside, 1926

Accused killer Louise Peete is escorted to court by her husband and a bailiff, Los Angeles, 1921

Description:
Louise Peete was convicted on Feb. 5, 1921 of first-degree murder in the death of Jacob Denton. She served 18 years in San Quentin before being released. In 1945 she was convicted of a second murder, this time of Margaret Logan, a wealthy woman who had supported Peete while she was in prison. For the second murder she was given the death penalty, and in 1947 became the second woman to be executed in California.
Date:
[January 1921-February 1921]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Accused killer Louise Peete is escorted to court by her husband and a bailiff, Los Angeles, 1921

Accused killer Louise Peete is escorted to court by her husband Richard Peete (on her left) and bailiff Martin Aguirre, Los Angeles, 1921

Description:
Louise Peete was convicted on Feb. 5, 1921 of first-degree murder in the death of Jacob Denton. She served 18 years in San Quentin before being released. In 1945 she was convicted of a second murder, this time of Margaret Logan, a wealthy woman who had supported Peete while she was in prison. For the second murder she was given the death penalty, and in 1947 became the second woman to be executed in California.
Date:
[January 1921-February 1921]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Accused killer Louise Peete is escorted to court by her husband Richard Peete (on her left) and bailiff Martin Aguirre, Los Angeles, 1921

Accused murderer Clara Phillips is escorted to court, Los Angeles, 1922

Description:
A different photograph of Clara Phillips taken on the same occasion appears with the article, "APPEARS BORED WHEN CHARGED: Mrs. Phillips Will Enter Plea Tomorrow; Indictment Leaves Suspect Unconcerned; Family and Friends Attend Meadows Funeral She Smiles With Sheriff at Court Hearing Undaunted by Her Fight for Life," Los Angeles Times, 19 Jul. 1922: II2.
Date:
July 18, 1922
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Accused murderer Clara Phillips is escorted to court, Los Angeles, 1922

Accused murderers Libbie and Albert Olson with Ben Silverman, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:
On October 8, 1932, Charles H. Scull was shot and killed. Libbie and Albert Olson were accused of murdering Scull over a potentially new will, which would remove the Olsons as primary beneficiaries. While originally found guilty, they appealed and a panel of judges determined the evidence presented was insufficient and ordered a new trial. In January 1933, the Olsons were acquitted.
Date:
December, 12, 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Accused murderers Libbie and Albert Olson with Ben Silverman, Los Angeles, 1932

Actor Del Lawrence in an American Indian costume at the Mason Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Stage and screen actor Del Lawrence (also known as Del Stone Lawrence, and Landen Stone Gans) is viewed from the back seated at a desk and reflected in a mirror. He is wearing a costume of an American Indian feather headdress. Lawrence was playing the character of "Wahnotee" (an "Indian Chief") in a revival of Dion Boucicault's The Octoroon. It is likely that this photograph was taken at the Mason Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Theatre Project.
Date:
April 21, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Actor Del Lawrence in an American Indian costume at the Mason Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, 1936

Actor Fredric March, Mrs. Carol Gallagher, and Judge Lewis H. Smith discussing bond to release property of actress Mary Astor, 1932

Description:
This photograph appears with Los Angeles Times article, March 18, 1932, Actor Goes to Aid of Actress, Mary Astor’s Property Release Gained. Fredric March, motion-picture actor, and attractive Mrs. Carol Gallagher yesterday went to the aid of Mary Astor, screen actress, by putting up sufficient bond before Superior Judge Smith to release property of Miss Astor held under attachment pending determination of a civil suit in which she is defendant.
Date:
March 17, 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Actor Fredric March, Mrs. Carol Gallagher, and Judge Lewis H. Smith discussing bond to release property of actress Mary Astor, 1932

Actor James Guilfoyle and an unidentified actress at the Mason Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Actor James Guilfoyle and an unidentified actress, both in blackface. Guilfoyle was appearing in a revival of Dion Boucicault's The Octoroon. It is likely that this photograph was taken at the Mason Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, as part of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) Federal Theatre Project.
Date:
April 21, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Actor James Guilfoyle and an unidentified actress at the Mason Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, 1936

Actor Jo Rogers (Jo Melugin), Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Photograph of Jo Rogers, from Oklahoma, appearing as a western comic officer in George Carter's play, "Dying to Live," at the Little Theatre. Claiming to be a distant cousin of Will Rogers, Jo Rogers took on the stage name of Jo Melugin. He also claimed to have served as an officer in the Federal Secret Service and a New Mexico mounted police officer.
Date:
Aug 6, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Actor Jo Rogers (Jo Melugin), Los Angeles, 1935

Actor Leo Carrillo, writer Frank Condon, and Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce president Robert L. McCourt boarding a train for Mexico, 1936

Description:
This photograph, cropped, appears with Los Angeles Times article, March 4, 1936, Leaders Depart for Resort, Los Angeles Party Goes to Mexico Hotel Opening. Off to attend the opening of a new tourist resort hotel, the Playa de Cortes at Guaymas, Sonora ...
Date:
March 3, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Actor Leo Carrillo, writer Frank Condon, and Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce president Robert L. McCourt boarding a train for Mexico, 1936

Actors Julius Tannen and William Tannen, [1934-1937?]

Description:
Possibly related to Los Angeles Times article, October 16, 1935, Actress Admits Secret Wedding … Donrue Leighton, young M.-G.-M. actress, and William Tannen, son of Julius Tannen, actor, yesterday admitted their marriage … or Los Angeles Times photo, February 25, 1937, Night Club Sees New Escort for Elaine … Elaine Barrie Barrymore was seen at a Hollywood night club recently escorted by William Tannen …
Date:
[1934-1937?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Actors Julius Tannen and William Tannen, [1934-1937?]