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Two telephone operators who warned people of the approaching flood following the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Description:
Two telephone operators in the Santa Clara River Valley, at a switchboard. During the first critical hours after the start of the flood which followed the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, several telephone operators in communities in the path of the flood remained at their posts and transmitted warnings to the operators in communities down the line. The flood took 5 hours to reach the coast, just south of Ventura, at which point it was 2 miles wide.
Date:
March 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Two telephone operators who warned people of the approaching flood following the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Building wreckage within matted tree debris left by the flood that followed the ruin of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Description:
The St. Francis Dam was a 200-foot high concrete gravity-arch dam built between 1924 and 1926 in St. Francisquito Canyon (near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita). The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928 at two and a half minutes before midnight. The resulting flood killed more than 600 residents plus an unknown number of itinerant farm workers camped in San Francisquito Canyon, making it the 2nd greatest loss of life in California after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is considered the worst American civil engineering failure in the 20th century.
Date:
March 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Building wreckage within matted tree debris left by the flood that followed the ruin of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Los Angeles Times Real Estate editor, Charles C. Cohan, Los Angeles, 1927-1939

Description:
Photograph of Charles C. Cohan who served as Los Angeles Times' Real Estate editor from 1932 to 1959, until his retirement. Before coming to LA, he served as a reporter and editor for the Butte Miner in Montana, during which he co-wrote the state song of Montana, "Montana." He was also designated "Dean of California Real Estate Editors" in 1951 by members of the California Real Estate Association.
Date:
[between 1927-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Los Angeles Times Real Estate editor, Charles C. Cohan, Los Angeles, 1927-1939

County assesor Hopkins in his office, Los Angeles

Description:
This is a picture of noted Los Angeles county assesor Ed W. Hopkins, who served from 1910 until his death in 1938. He was repeatedly voted back into office by the public. In this picture, he appears to be looking through a file in his office. In the background is a desk, a shelf lined with books, papers, files, and a feather duster.
Date:
[Between 1920 and 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
County assesor Hopkins in his office, Los Angeles

Dedication of American Green Cross conservation monument, Glendale, 1928

Description:
American Green Cross tree conservation monument, figure of standing woman with arms outstretched in front of cross, on broken trees, on pedestal reading, in part, Help Save Our Trees, with model Verlyn Sumner seated on statue waving, American Green Cross president George Barnes and sculptor Frederick Willard Potter standing at base, with crowd in foreground and at left
Date:
April 23, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Dedication of American Green Cross conservation monument, Glendale, 1928

Commercial buildings on the 900 block of State Street, Santa Barbara, [1926-1929?]

Description:
Spanish-style commercial buildings with arches, balconies, and tile roofs, with street and 3 parked cars in foreground, possibly rebuilt after 1925 earthquake. Business signs read: Johnston's Cafeteria, Johnston Cafeteria, Banks' Stationery Store, Tiernan Typewriter Exchange, Office Supplies, Typewriters, Desks, Brown-Du Mars Confectionery, Brown-Du Mars Confections of Quality, Hot Meals, Fountain, Solomon's. Johnston Cafeteria was located at 916 State St.
Date:
[1926-1929?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Commercial buildings on the 900 block of State Street, Santa Barbara, [1926-1929?]

Concrete dam debris in the path of the flood following the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, San Francisquito Canyon (Calif.), 1928

Description:
The St. Francis Dam was a 200-foot high concrete gravity-arch dam built between 1924 and 1926 in St. Francisquito Canyon (near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita). The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928 at two and a half minutes before midnight. The resulting flood killed more than 600 residents plus an unknown number of itinerant farm workers camped in San Francisquito Canyon, making it the 2nd greatest loss of life in California after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is considered the worst American civil engineering failure in the 20th century.
Date:
March 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Concrete dam debris in the path of the flood following the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, San Francisquito Canyon (Calif.), 1928

Man at work in a field kitchen for survivors and/or aid workers after the Saint Francis Dam failure and resulting flood, Santa Clara River Valley, 1928

Description:
The St. Francis Dam was a 200-foot high concrete gravity-arch dam built between 1924 and 1926 in St. Francisquito Canyon (near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita). The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928 at two and a half minutes before midnight. The resulting flood killed more than 600 residents plus an unknown number of itinerant farm workers camped in San Francisquito Canyon, making it the 2nd greatest loss of life in California after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is considered the worst American civil engineering failure in the 20th century.
Date:
March 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Man at work in a field kitchen for survivors and/or aid workers after the Saint Francis Dam failure and resulting flood, Santa Clara River Valley, 1928

California National Guard members walking alongside train on Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, circa 1928-1939

Description:
About 150 soldiers in uniforms and helmets marching in lines alongside Santa Fe train passenger cars, near the Exposition Park Armory on Exposition Blvd., with the 2nd story of Bridge Hall on the University of Southern California campus visible behind the train. There are cars in the right background.
Date:
[between 1928-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
California National Guard members walking alongside train on Exposition Boulevard, Los Angeles, circa 1928-1939

Aviators George Haldeman and Shirley Short at Mines Field after their transcontinental race, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
George Haldeman was an American aviator, who in 1928 participated in a transcontinental race from New York to Los Angeles. He was forced to land for oil in New Mexico. The end point of the air race George Haldeman participated in was Mines Field in Los Angeles. Mines Field would soon become what is now Los Angeles International Airport.
Date:
September 14, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Aviators George Haldeman and Shirley Short at Mines Field after their transcontinental race, Los Angeles, 1928

Women and children stand outside a tent after the flood resulting from the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Description:
The St. Francis Dam was a 200-foot high concrete gravity-arch dam built between 1924 and 1926 in St. Francisquito Canyon (near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita). The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928 at two and a half minutes before midnight. The resulting flood killed more than 600 residents plus an unknown number of itinerant farm workers camped in San Francisquito Canyon, making it the 2nd greatest loss of life in California after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is considered the worst American civil engineering failure in the 20th century.
Date:
March 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Women and children stand outside a tent after the flood resulting from the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Tournament of Roses Parade participant in an army uniform, Pasadena, 1928

Description:
Soldier in an army uniform including a helmet and leather boots, holding a flag and standing in the grass next to a street lamp post on a street corner. On his helmet is written: "CAL HUT 273" and there are medals on his jacket. In the background are other soldiers in uniform including one in a navy uniform; some also hold flags on tall flag poles and several flags are placed against a tree. On the street lamp is a sign reading: "Emergency Sign Service. No Parking by order of Police Dep... Auto Club of So. Calif."
Date:
January 2, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Tournament of Roses Parade participant in an army uniform, Pasadena, 1928

San Marcos Building, Santa Barbara, [1926-1928?]

Description:
Street view of San Marcos Building, reconstructed after 1925 earthquake, 2-story corner building with 5 arches on each side, decorated roofline, and tile roof, with intersection, pedestrians, and parked cars in foreground. Business signs include: San Marcos Boot Shop, W.G. Young Optometrist, The Hunt Mercantile, Crockery and Glassware, Sterling Drug Co., Western States Life, New York Life Insurance Company, Dr. L.A. Jacques, Chiropodist
Date:
[1926-1928?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
San Marcos Building, Santa Barbara, [1926-1928?]

Roadway littered with debris deposited by the flood that followed the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Description:
Roadway littered with the debris of uprooted trees deposited by the flood that followed the failure of the Saint Francis Dam. Mounds of tree debris are wrapped around the base of each utility pole. In the background a storage tank bears a sign reading "General Gasoline."
Date:
March 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Roadway littered with debris deposited by the flood that followed the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Images of Gordon Stewart Northcott during or after his murder trial, Los Angeles, Riverside or San Quentin, 1928-1930

Description:
Photograph of three images of Gordon Stewart Northcott during his trial. He was accused of kidnapping, molesting, torturing, and brutally murdering three young boys and aiding in the murder of another in 1928, which his mother admitted to. She received a life sentence in jail. Northcott was found guilty on all accounts and was executed by hanging on October 2, 1930 at the age of 23.
Date:
[between 1928-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Images of Gordon Stewart Northcott during or after his murder trial, Los Angeles, Riverside or San Quentin, 1928-1930

Main Highway Bridge at Castaic Junction destroyed by the flood following the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Castaic vicinity (Calif.), 1928

Description:
The St. Francis Dam was a 200-foot high concrete gravity-arch dam built between 1924 and 1926 in St. Francisquito Canyon (near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita). The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928 at two and a half minutes before midnight. The resulting flood killed more than 600 residents plus an unknown number of itinerant farm workers camped in San Francisquito Canyon, making it the 2nd greatest loss of life in California after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is considered the worst American civil engineering failure in the 20th century.
Date:
March 13, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Main Highway Bridge at Castaic Junction destroyed by the flood following the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Castaic vicinity (Calif.), 1928

Washington State Cougars coach "Babe" Hollingberry during a football match

Description:
This is a picture of Washington State's Fotoball Coach, Orin E. "Babe" Hollingberry during a football match along with his team, watching the progress of the game. In the foreground is a 40-yard sign, while in the background, large crowds of spectators can be seen in the stands. Hollingberry was a celebrated coach of the Washington State Cougars from 1926-1942.
Date:
[Between 1926 and 1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Washington State Cougars coach "Babe" Hollingberry during a football match

Loyola University president Father Joseph Sullivan, [1928?]

Description:
Probably related to Los Angeles Times article, May 21, 1928, Break Ground For Loyola, Ten Thousand Persons Witness Formal Ceremonies Starting Erection of Great University. … The first spadeful of earth was turned by Rt. Rev. John J. Cantwell, bishop of Los Angeles, and he was followed by Rev. Joseph Sullivan, president of the unversity …
Date:
[1928?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Loyola University president Father Joseph Sullivan, [1928?]

Child survivors at a relief camp after the failure of the Saint Francis Dam and resulting flood, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Description:
Group portrait of a frightened little girl, standing with her hands clasped in front of her, next to another girl who looks at her with her mouth open in concern, who grasps the hand of a toddler girl next to her, who grasps the hand of a taller girl next to her (head not in photograph frame), and a smaller toddler girl (half in the photograph frame). The group is in front of a row of tents in a relief camp for people who were displaced by the flood following the failure of the Saint Francis Dam..
Date:
March 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Child survivors at a relief camp after the failure of the Saint Francis Dam and resulting flood, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928