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A. C. Robinson feeding pigeons near the Deauville Club, Santa Monica, 1940s

Description:
Photograph of A. C. Robinson, wearing a suit, tie and hat, feeding a flock of pigeons. Several 1940s-era cars are parked next to a food stand behind Robinson. A sign on the stand reads, in part: "Mermaid...dogs...sandwiches." The castle-style building in the background is the Deauville Beach Club.
Date:
[1940s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
A. C. Robinson feeding pigeons near the Deauville Club, Santa Monica, 1940s

A. C. Robinson feeding pigeons near the Deauville Club, Santa Monica, 1940s

Description:
Photograph of A. C. Robinson, wearing a suit, tie and hat, feeding a flock of pigeons. Several 1940s-era cars are parked next to a food stand behind Robinson. A sign on the stand reads, in part: "Mermaid...dogs...sandwiches." The castle-style building in the background is the Deauville Beach Club.
Date:
[1940s]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
A. C. Robinson feeding pigeons near the Deauville Club, Santa Monica, 1940s

Admiral William F. Halsey delivers farewell speech aboard the U.S.S. South Dakota, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Admiral William F. Halsey ended his 45-year naval career aboard the U.S.S. South Dakota in the Los Angeles Harbor. He commanded the Third Fleet during the Pacific War against Japan. The ceremony consisted of the changing of his four-starred flag to the two-starred flag of his successor, Rear-Admiral Howard F. Kingman. The ship's entire company was present during the brief ceremony. After the ceremony, Halsey left the battleship on a crash boat and the U.S.S. South Dakota fired a 17-gun salute.
Date:
November 22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Admiral William F. Halsey delivers farewell speech aboard the U.S.S. South Dakota, Los Angeles, 1945

Admiral William F. Halsey delivers farewell speech aboard the U.S.S. South Dakota, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Admiral William F. Halsey ended his 45-year naval career aboard the U.S.S. South Dakota in the Los Angeles Harbor. He commanded the Third Fleet during the Pacific War against Japan. The ceremony consisted of the changing of his four-starred flag to the two-starred flag of his successor, Rear-Admiral Howard F. Kingman. The ship's entire company was present during the brief ceremony. After the ceremony, Halsey left the battleship on a crash boat and the U.S.S. South Dakota fired a 17-gun salute.
Date:
November 22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Admiral William F. Halsey delivers farewell speech aboard the U.S.S. South Dakota, Los Angeles, 1945

Admiral William F. Halsey departs from the U.S.S. South Dakota after retiring as commander of the battleship, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Admiral William F. Halsey ended his 45-year naval career aboard the U.S.S. South Dakota in the Los Angeles Harbor. He commanded the Third Fleet during the Pacific War against Japan. The ceremony consisted of the changing of his four-starred flag to the two-starred flag of his successor, Rear-Admiral Howard F. Kingman. The ship's entire company was present during the brief ceremony. After the ceremony, Halsey left the battleship on a crash boat and the U.S.S. South Dakota fired a 17-gun salute.
Date:
November 22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Admiral William F. Halsey departs from the U.S.S. South Dakota after retiring as commander of the battleship, Los Angeles, 1945

Admiral William F. Halsey hands over command of the U.S.S. South Dakota to Rear-Admiral Howard F. Kingman, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Admiral William F. Halsey ended his 45-year naval career aboard the U.S.S. South Dakota in the Los Angeles Harbor. He commanded the Third Fleet during the Pacific War against Japan. The ceremony consisted of the changing of his four-starred flag to the two-starred flag of his successor, Rear-Admiral Howard F. Kingman. The ship's entire company was present during the brief ceremony. After the ceremony, Halsey left the battleship on a crash boat and the U.S.S. South Dakota fired a 17-gun salute.
Date:
November 22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Admiral William F. Halsey hands over command of the U.S.S. South Dakota to Rear-Admiral Howard F. Kingman, Los Angeles, 1945

Admiral William F. Halsey waves farewell aboard the U.S.S. South Dakota during his retirement ceremony, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Admiral William F. Halsey ended his 45-year naval career aboard the U.S.S. South Dakota in the Los Angeles Harbor. He commanded the Third Fleet during the Pacific War against Japan. The ceremony consisted of the changing of his four-starred flag to the two-starred flag of his successor, Rear-Admiral Howard F. Kingman. The ship's entire company was present during the brief ceremony. After the ceremony, Halsey left the battleship on a crash boat and the U.S.S. South Dakota fired a 17-gun salute.
Date:
November 22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Admiral William F. Halsey waves farewell aboard the U.S.S. South Dakota during his retirement ceremony, Los Angeles, 1945

AFL-CSU members during their strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
American Federation of Labor's Conference of Studio Unions members during their strike against all Hollywood studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE.
Date:
1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
AFL-CSU members during their strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, 1945

AFL-CSU members during their strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
American Federation of Labor's Conference of Studio Unions members during their strike against all Hollywood studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE.
Date:
1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
AFL-CSU members during their strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, 1945

Alice Shaw and others wash dishes in the rear yard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
An out-of-focus photograph of Alice Shaw and 2 unidentified women washing dishes in the rear yard of William H. Shaw's home in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles. The women stand in the near distance in the middle of the yard. A chair sits in the foreground in the lower left corner. Beyond it at center and extending right, tables are lined up in a row. A small washing tub and dishes sit atop the tables. One unidentified woman at left stands in profile at the head of the tables. She faces right as she washes a dish in the washing tub. Alice Shaw stands behind the tables at center and to the right of the woman at left. She faces slightly towards camera and appears to place at dish onto the table. To the right of her, another woman stands behind the table. She stands in partial view along the right edge. Behind the women and to the right, William H. Shaw's house stands in partial view. Behind the group at left, a low brick wall lines the yard and beyond it, a neighbor's house stands in the background.
Date:
July 4, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Alice Shaw and others wash dishes in the rear yard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1945

Alice Shaw washes a salad bowl in the rear yard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Alice Shaw and 2 unidentified women washing dishes in the rear yard of William H. Shaw's home in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles. Two women stand in the foreground and are turned away from camera. One stands in partial view along the right edge with her back to the camera. The other woman stands at left, also in partial view along the edge, in profile, facing right, and looking back towards center. She holds a dish in a small tub in front of her. Between the 2 women, a table sits in the middle of the yard. Dishes and a washing tub sit atop it. Beyond the table, Alice Shaw stands at center in the middle of the yard. She faces towards the camera, but looks down to as she dries a large salad bowl. Behind her and to the right, William H. Shaw's house stands in partial view.
Date:
July 4, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Alice Shaw washes a salad bowl in the rear yard of W. H. Shaw's home, Los Angeles, 1945

Ann Roth (Mrs. H. H. West, Jr.) poses at the alter on her wedding day, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Miss Ann Roth/Mrs. H. H. West, Jr. posing at the altar of the First Methodist Church of Hollywood on her wedding day. Ann Roth (West) stands, left-of-center, in her wedding gown. She faces slightly right and looks to the camera while holding a bouquet of flowers. Floral arrangements and candles are arranged symmetrically on the altar behind her.
Date:
August 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ann Roth (Mrs. H. H. West, Jr.) poses at the alter on her wedding day, Los Angeles, 1945

Ann Roth, P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Close-up photograph, from left to right, of Ann Roth, H. H. West, Jr. and Mertie West posing while standing next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place. The trio stands in a row, left-of-center. All three look to the camera. H. H. West, Jr. wraps an arm each around Ann Roth's shoulder and Mertie West's shoulder. He is dressed in his military uniform. His suitcase sits on the grass in front of him. Writing on the suitcase reads, "H.H.WEST JR 19028528 US.QMC." A car is parked along the curb directly behind them. It is viewed at an angle from the side and faces right. It is parked along North Ridgewood Place, which extends on an upward angle through the image from left to right behind the group. Houses line the far side of the street in the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Ann Roth, P.F.C. Henry H. West, Jr. and Mertie West pose next to a car parked along North Ridgewood Place, Los Angeles, 1945

Ballet dancers at the Symphonies by the Sea, Santa Monica, 1939-1945

Description:
Performers at Santa Monica's annual cultural event, "Symphonies by the Sea" at the Open-Air Memorial Theater on the Santa Monica High School campus. The three dancers, dressed in satin and lace, pose at the stairs of the theater wearing cardboard statue of liberty crowns. Symphonies by the Sea was a free-admission annual symphonic and operatic season which started at Santa Monica High School, then moved on to Santa Monica City College.
Date:
[between 1939-1945]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Ballet dancers at the Symphonies by the Sea, Santa Monica, 1939-1945

Big Bear Lake, viewed from the front porch of cabin #45 at Stillwell's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Big Bear Lake as viewed from the front porch of H. H. West and company's cabin at Stillwell's Camp. Grasses cover the ground that stretches across the foreground and towards the lake in the near distance. At right, a tree branch hangs down along the right edge. In the mid-ground, Big Bear Lake stretches across the image. A rowboat at center sits moored on the near shore. Silhouetted hills line the far shore and clouds hover overhead.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Big Bear Lake, viewed from the front porch of cabin #45 at Stillwell's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Big Bear Lake, viewed from the front porch of H. H. West and company's cabin at Stillwell's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph of Big Bear Lake as viewed from the front porch of H. H. West and company's cabin at Stillwell's Camp. Grasses cover the ground that stretches across the foreground and towards the lake in the near distance. In the mid-ground, Big Bear Lake stretches across the image. Two people stand by a rowboat, right-of-center, that is moored on the near shore. Several boats are visible on the lake. Silhouetted hills line the far shore in the distance.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Big Bear Lake, viewed from the front porch of H. H. West and company's cabin at Stillwell's Camp, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Boxes of Stakmore folding chairs sit on the sidewalk outside the H. H. West Company, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Photograph of boxes of Stakmore chairs sitting on the curb outside the H. H. West Company's offices on Omar Avenue. The boxes sit clumped together on the sidewalk at center. The box nearest to camera lies horizontally on a hand truck. Chairs jut out of the top of the box at left. Behind it, a few more boxes sit on the sidewalk; all appear to be damaged. Printed on the boxes, it reads (upside down), "IMPORTANT! KEEP THIS SIDE UP STAKMORE ARISTOCRATS OF FOLDING FURNITURE STAKMORE CO. INC. OWEGO TIOGA, CO. N.Y." The sidewalk stretches back through center and into the distance. Omar Avenue runs alongside it at left. The offices for the H. H. West Company sit at right. Cars line Omar Avenue as it stretches into the distance. At right, the front of the H. H. West Company's offices stands in partial view. It faces left. East 3rd street intersects Omar Avenue in the distance at center. Businesses lining East 3rd Street in the background face towards the camera.
Date:
August, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Boxes of Stakmore folding chairs sit on the sidewalk outside the H. H. West Company, Los Angeles, 1945

Concert at Symphonies by the Sea at the Memorial Greek Amphitheatre, Santa Monica, 1939-1945

Description:
View from audience seats of a concert during Santa Monica's annual cultural event, "Symphonies by the Sea" at the Open-Air Memorial Theater on the Santa Monica High School campus. Symphonies by the Sea was a free-admission annual symphonic and operatic season which started at Santa Monica High School, then moved on to Santa Monica City College.
Date:
[Between 1939 and 1945]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Concert at Symphonies by the Sea at the Memorial Greek Amphitheatre, Santa Monica, 1939-1945

Crowd control outside Warner Bros. Studio during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Crowd control outside Warner Bros. Studio during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood Studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE.
Date:
[October 5, 1945]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Crowd control outside Warner Bros. Studio during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, 1945

Crowd watching a 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
Crowd watching a baseball game at Wrigley Field in South Los Angeles

Distant view of Wayne West, Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker sitting on the front porch of their cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Wayne West, Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker sitting on the front porch of their cabin at Big Bear Lake. Cabin number 45 at Stillwell's Camp sits in the distance up a small grassy slope. It is viewed at an angle from the front and the side, facing left. A rock chimney rises along the right side of the cabin. A porch juts out from the front of the cabin. Steps lead up the porch from the right side. Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker all sit on the steps. They look in the general direction of the camera, except for Maud, who looks back towards the cabin. Behind them at left, Wayne West's head is visible behind the porch rail. To the left of the cabin, a tall tree stands, leaning towards the cabin.
Date:
September 8-22, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Distant view of Wayne West, Mertie West, Maud West, Agnes Whitaker and Forrest Whitaker sitting on the front porch of their cabin, Big Bear Lake, 1945

Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and H. H. West pose in the courtyard at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, 1945

Description:
Photograph, from left to right, of Dode (Sarah Josephine) Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and H. H. West posing in the courtyard at El Paseo in Santa Barbara. The group stands in a row at center and is viewed close-up. All the women look to the camera. H. H. West holds his glasses in hand at his side and glances off towards the right. Behind him and to the right, a tiled fountain sits in partial view in the lower right corner. A man sits at the far end of the fountain. Behind the group, a rounded building, covered in ivy, stands. Additional Spanish Colonial styled buildings line the courtyard in the background.
Date:
April, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Witherby, Warren Wesley, 1871-1948
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
Dode Witherby, Zetta Witherby, Mertie West and H. H. West pose in the courtyard at El Paseo, Santa Barbara, 1945