View of plant debris and a muddy agricultural field with evenly spaced plantings beyond in the path of the flood caused by the failure of the Saint Francis Dam. A straight, elevated area in the background may be a road.
Albert Dyer and his lawyers William Neeley and Ellery Cuff at Dyer's murder trial. Dyer lured three Inglewood girls to the hills, where he strangled them to death with his hands as well as rope. From left to right is Albert Dyer and public defenders Neeley and Cuff.
Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the United States and Archbishop of Laodicea in Phyrigia, seated on the throne during the elevation ceremony of Bishop John Joseph Cantwell to Archbishop of the newly created Roman Catholic Province of Los Angeles. He offers his hand to Bishop Cantwell who is half-kneeling oppposite him. Using the powers vested in him by Pope Pius XI Cicognani presided over the ceremony, which took place at the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana in Los Angeles.
Another photograph of Atanas Katchmakoff, with this sculpture, with his attorney Saul Ruskin, and art expert Dr. Ernest L. Tross appears in a Los Angeles Times article on 4/17/1935 titled: "Worth of Statue Debated: Value of Lost Madonna Estimated in Cost Case." At this time Katchmakoff sued Fred Keeler, the owner of the foundry that cast his Madonna sculpture for losing the plaster original. Two bronze sculptures had been made, but the owner of the bronze Madonnas had refused to allow his bronzes to be used to produce a new plaster cast.
A large group of people are gathered eating at outdoor picnic tables. American flags are strung over the road and a large structure can be seen in the background.
Related to the article “Bottarini Injured as Angel Regulars Lose, Foul Tip Puts Catcher on Shelf; Cy Malis Hurls Three-Hit Ball as Rookies Win, 4 to 1.” Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 1936. The article states: “Catcher John Bottarini went on the hospital list today with a badly split finger … Bottarini was catching for the regulars when a foul tip struck the end of one of his right-hand fingers, causing a deep laceration …”
George W. McDill, member of the 1935 Los Angeles Board of Education, sits looking solemn. McDill was a part of the law and rules committee of the Board.
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.
California state assemblymen Jack B. Tenney of San Diego, right, and Fred Muldoon of Ventura, left, participate in an interim committee on labor and capital. The interim committee was formed in order to assess the C.I.O./United Mine, Mill, and Smelters Union strike at the San Jacinto tunnel of the Colorado River aqueduct project. The committee met first on October 27, 1937 at the California state building in Sacramento.
Photograph of Carl and Lula Hopping (L) with Frank and Kate Hopping at a table at the annual Iowa Association picnic at Bixby Park. Other participants are visible in the background among the trees.
This photograph appears with the article, "Spurned Suitor's Love for Slain Girl Pledged by Tender Notes on Playing Cards: Ardent Love Exhibit in Girl-Slaying," Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 1934: A2.
Three men stand in Harry Chandler's Baja California ranch, the California-Mexico Land and Cattle Company (C & M Ranch). The courtyard's landscaping includes a variety of desert plants.
David L. Hutton, estranged husband of Aimee Semple McPherson, holds a baton and sheet of music as he stands in front of a band in a nightclub. Fabric draped over 2 music stands has the monogram "C de P."
District Attorney Buron Fitts and his sister Mrs. Berthal Gregory appear in a crowded courtroom with Mrs. Marion Fitts and their attorneys Joseph Scott and Jerry Giesler. Seated left to right is Buron Fitts, Mrs. Marion Fitts, and Berthal Gregory. Standing in the back, left to right, is Joseph Scott and Jerry Giesler.
The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place on March 10, with a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings throughout Southern California. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach on the Newport-Inglewood Fault. An estimated fifty million dollars' worth of property damage resulted, and 120 lives were lost.
Dr. John L. Rice, Health Commissioner of New York City (appointed 1933) and Hugh S. Cumming, Surgeon-General of the United States Health Service (retired 1936), standing out doors with trees behind them.
"Drummer Boys of '61" float with the theme song of "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" and with a group of 8 aged veterans with fifes and drums. Entered by the John F. Godfrey Post, G.A.R.
Elizabeth Blodget, aka Mother Larke, exhibited her "Village of Lilliput" dollhouse in California for many years. During World War I, she was a Special Asst. to the Morale Officer, “Hostess of the Coast Defense” and “Special Welfare Agent for the Government.”
View of what appears to be a fallen bridge with wooden railings over the Los Angeles River during or after a violent rain storm. A group of men wearing high boots is next to the bridge.
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.
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.
Photograph of four young women seated on a pier railing opposite the entrance to a dance hall (not visible in this photo, see image ark no. 21198/zz002d9zdt). A young man watches from the background.
Related to Los Angeles Times article, "Fair at Pomona Best in History: Los Angeles County Events Now in Full Blast: Exhibits Excel All Records in Size and Beauty: Race Track Laurels Expected to Set New Mark," 18 Sept. 1929: A1.
LA Daily News city editor Charles Judson participates in a series demonstrating "right" and "wrong" golf swings with local pro golfer and golf instructor Fay Coleman. Judson represents the "wrong" form for each swing.
Hal Takaoka testifying on the witness stand about the murder of his sister, dancer Midi Takaoka. Judge Irvin Taplin was presiding. The dancer's throat was cut by her jilted lover, waiter Raymond Johnson. Johnson later was sentenced to life in prison.
A similar photograph appears with the article, "Declares Spouse not Home Body; Wife Declares in Divorce Action Husband Deserted Marital Nest Often," Los Angeles Times, July 22, 1926.
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.
Homes and palm trees underwater in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles. After heavy rains lasting more than 36 hours, between 1200 and 1800 homes in the Venice area were underwater on January 1, 1934.
"Home Sweet Home" float with a flower-draped Spanish style house with a boy and girl sitting in the front yard. The float was entered by the Los Angeles Chamber of commerce.
USC football coach Howard Jones (left) shakes hands with UCLA co-founder Ernest Carroll Moore while UCLA football coach William Spaulding (second from right) shakes hands with USC president Rufus B. von Kleinsmid.
Prince and Princess Kaya undertook a seven-month world tour in 1934, visiting the United States, Great Britain, France, and Germany. The tour received extensive press coverage at the time.
John D. Kennedy, 62, appears with Municipal Judge George S. Richardson in relation to charges he attacked Arthur C. Burch. Burch was tried twice and acquitted for the shooting death of John D. Kennedy's son.
A smiling Juanita Hill stands against blank wall, holding Fox-Terrier, "The Laird of Laurelwood." They were participants of the 4th annual Canine Specialty Club dog show at the Ambassador Auditorium in Los Angeles.
Judge Benjamin J. Scheinman marries Bobby Burns Berman and Betty Jane Hardesty. Berman operated a night club and Hardesty was a Washington D.C. socialite.
Judge Clarence L. Kincaid, holding an open book and raising his right hand, administering an oath to Judge Edward R. Brand, who also holds up his right hand. A coat and hat on a coat rack are in the background on the right.
Irvin Taplin, seated, and L.E. Lampton, standing, both with right hands raised, with Harry Hunt, standing, looking on, at desk with pens, papers, books, and sign reading TAPLIN
The Santa Monica Charity League, of Cunningham, Wallington, and Michel are members, held its annual cocktail party at the Santa Monica Swimming Club on December 16, 1938.
The children of William F. Gettle, millionaire and kidnapping victim, posing on tricycles for a photograph after their father's safe return. Circa May 15, 1934.William F. Gettle, Beverly Hills millionaire, was kidnapped from the grounds of his Arcadia ranch home during a housewarming party on the eve of May 9th. The kidnapping attracted a great deal of attention in the community, with Mrs. Gettle even addressing the kidnappers through the pages of the Los Angeles Times. The kidnappers demanded a $60,000 ransom for the return of Gettle, which Mrs. Gettle agreed to pay. However, before the ransom was paid, two detectives of the LAPD, Chester Burris and H.P. Gearhardt, broke the case after installing a dictaphone in the home of a bank robbery suspect. Information from the dictaphone led them to a La Crescenta home where Gettle was held. He was returned, unharmed, to his family on the eve of May 14th.
A line of radiator grilles, affixed with Studebaker's distinctive "lark in circle" hood ornament, at Studebaker's 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.
Los Angeles District Attorney Buron Fitts, second from right, sits with his defense lawyer Jerry Geisler, second from left, along with his chief deputy Robert P. Stewart, far left, and deputy District Attorney, William Simpson.
Lou Henry Hoover, standing to the left of the podium, delivers a speech at W. O. Mendenhall’s inauguration ceremony. The orchestra can be seen behind her and the rest of the distinguished guests sitting to the right, facing the audience.
Man at work on an automobile at the Los Angeles Studebaker assembly plant in Vernon, CA. The plant opened in December of 1935, and the first completed automobile rolled off the line on January 2, 1936. The plant operated until June 8, 1954.
"Mandalay" float representing the love boat in the play "East is West." One participant is wearing a traditional Chada hat and costume while others don tunics and round hats. The float was entered by the city of Whittier.
Old map in Spanish of the city of Los Angeles. There are handwritten English annotations that say "2/440--City of Los Angeles, Pueblo Lands...January...54...
Maritime workers gathered around a posted Western Union telegram, probably announcing the end of the 98-day coast maritime strike which included longshoremen, cooks and stewards, firemen and sailors
Text from newspaper caption: Miss Marjorie McNeal picking an armful of the new "Carrie Jacobs Bond" roses which will be the feature of the fall rose show to open today and continue through October 13 in the administration buildings at the Howard and Smith Nursery, 1200 Beverly Boulevard, Montebello.
New York mayor Fiorello La Guardia presides over the Pacific coast regional meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors. Boston Mayor Frederick Mansfield served as Mr. La Guardia's secretary. Approximately 60 Pacific coast mayors attended the conference. Unemployment relief was a focal topic at the conference, which was held at Los Angeles' City Council chamber. May 15, 1937.
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.
Men work on completing an automobile at the Los Angeles Studebaker assembly plant in Vernon, CA. The plant opened in December of 1935, and the first completed automobile rolled off the line on January 2, 1936. The plant operated until June 8, 1954.
The Los Angeles County Farm, founded in 1887-1980's, was a poor farm and medical facility. Located south of the Imperial Highway in Downey, many of its buildings still stand (2015).
![Commercial street flooded during or after a rainstorm, [Los Angeles County?], 1927](https://iiif.library.ucla.edu/iiif/2/ark%3A%2F21198%2Fzz002ddfj0/full/!200,200/0/default.jpg)
![Fallen bridge over the Los Angeles River [?], [Los Angeles?], 1927](https://iiif.library.ucla.edu/iiif/2/ark%3A%2F21198%2Fzz002ddfbw/full/!200,200/0/default.jpg)
![Judge Irvin Taplin, Deputy District Attorney Harry Hunt, and County Clerk L.E. Lampton, at Taplin's desk, [1929?]](https://iiif.library.ucla.edu/iiif/2/ark%3A%2F21198%2Fzz002cndj7/full/!200,200/0/default.jpg)
![Kidnapping victim Mary Skeele walking blindfolded with a group of men [police detectives?], Los Angeles, 1933](https://iiif.library.ucla.edu/iiif/2/ark%3A%2F21198%2Fzz002ckkgq/full/!200,200/0/default.jpg)
