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Spectators crowd a wharf and wave towards camera, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
The camera looks down from the side of a ship (not in frame) and towards a large gathering of spectators standing on the wharf below. A gap between the crowd and the ship extends past the lower right corner. Beyond it, a thick crowd of spectators stand, facing camera. Some tip their hats or wave towards the camera. The crowd stretches back on an upward angle to the right. Near the upper right corner, a tripod sits atop the roof of a vehicle that is surrounded by the crowd. A narrow channel of water passes behind them.
Date:
[circa October 10, 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Spectators crowd a wharf and wave towards camera, Los Angeles, 1928

Crowd gathers in Warner Brothers convention hall for the opening session of the American Legion's conference, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
A large crowd gathers inside Warner Brothers convention hall during the opening session of the American Legion's annual conference. The front end of a stage stretches along the bottom edge. Beyond it, hundreds of attendees completely fill the auditorium. They sit facing towards the camera. Numbered signs rise out from the crowd and note each district. Striped banners hang from the auditorium's ceiling. A large American flag hangs in the back of the auditorium at center.
Date:
[circa August 10, 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Crowd gathers in Warner Brothers convention hall for the opening session of the American Legion's conference, Los Angeles, 1936

Referees rush towards a play during the USC and Notre Dame game, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
The camera looks across the Coliseum's field during the USC and Notre Dame football game. A referee enters frame in the foreground at left. He appears to run towards the right. Near the far side of the field, a play occurs at center. A few players are on the ground and a few more run towards them. A couple more players are to the left of the immediate play. Three referees appear to rush towards the melee. Crowds fill the stadium's stands, which stretch across the background.
Date:
December 1, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Referees rush towards a play during the USC and Notre Dame game, Los Angeles, 1928

Crowds of people attending the Sheriff's Relief Association barbecue line up to receive food, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
A large crowd of people lines up alongside picnic tables to receive plates of barbecue at the Sheriff's Relief Association barbecue in California Zoological Gardens. The scene is viewed from overhead. A service table enters frame from the lower left corner and stretches back on an angle to the right. On the right side of the table, a couple women stand with their backs to the camera as they serve plates of food to the picnic attendees. Plates are stacked on the left side of the long table and a crate of buns sits to the right of it. On the left side of the table, a woman in a gingham dress receives a plate of food in the foreground. Another woman to the right of her waits for a plate of food. The large crowd of people extends behind them, along the long line of tables and into the distance.
Date:
[July 15, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Crowds of people attending the Sheriff's Relief Association barbecue line up to receive food, Los Angeles, 1934

Group of Chinese-American percussionists play during the Chinese New Year celebration while surrounded by a crowd, Los Angeles, 1924

Description:
A group of 4-5, young, Chinese-American men are grouped together at center and look to the camera as they play a variety of percussion instruments. The leftmost young man beats a floor drum decorated with Chinese characters. At the center of the group, another man crouches low to the ground while playing cymbals. The man to the right of him holds a small gong. Rightmost, a man in a white, ceremonial outfit also holds cymbals. Another young man behind him is dressed in the same garb. Between the floor drum player and the crouching cymbal player, a man stands with crossed arms. A large crowd surrounds this group and everyone appears to look to camera. People wrap around the group along the left edge of the image. A rope extends in front of the spectators standing behind the group at right. Storefronts line the background at left and recede back as they extend towards center. A sign at left reads: "[GR]OCERY CO. [Chinese characters] 512."
Date:
[circa February 7, 1924]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Group of Chinese-American percussionists play during the Chinese New Year celebration while surrounded by a crowd, Los Angeles, 1924

Crowd gathering on the beach from which Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
A crowd gathers on the sand at Venice Beach the day after Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared from the same beach. The crowd stands across the mid-ground, and most face towards the left. All wear jackets at the beach. A woman in the foreground at right sits on the beach next to a pile of sand. At left, a man in a suit walks towards camera. Behind and to the right of him, a few kids play in the sand. Buildings rise behind the throng of people in the distance at center. On one of the buildings it reads, "HOTEL CADILLAC."
Date:
[May 19, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Crowd gathering on the beach from which Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared, Los Angeles, 1926