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Eugene Williams, Deputy District Attorney, pointing to floorplan of 10587 Holman Avenue during Louis Payne trial, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
Eugene Williams, Los Angeles Deputy District Attorney, pointing to a bedroom on a floorplan of 10587 Holman Avenue, Los Angeles. This photograph was possibly taken during the July, 1934 trial of Louis Payne, who confessed to murdering his mother and brother at this address.
Date:
July, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Eugene Williams, Deputy District Attorney, pointing to floorplan of 10587 Holman Avenue during Louis Payne trial, Los Angeles, 1934

Report of the arrest of the Herman Cline, Captain of Detectives, circa 1926

Description:
Report of the arrest of the Captain of Detectives, Herman Cline. He was arrested for a hit and run while drunk which resulted in the death of a woman and child. Cline was involved in spearheading the case against Aimee Semple McPherson that charged her with faking her own kidnapping previously to this horrific event. Cline tried to outrun police after striking the car, but to no avail and was arrested in Azusa.
Date:
[circa 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Report of the arrest of the Herman Cline, Captain of Detectives, circa 1926

Gertrude Davey, cafe owner, testifying in Werner trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Gertrude Davey sitting in witness stand. Behind her is a black board labelled "43 Superior Court 4," with a drawing of a room plan. In front of her is an unidentified man at a desk. This photograph was probably taken when Davey, a café owner, testified in Superior Judge Fricke's courtroom at the second trial of Erwin and Helen Werner on liquor license corruption charges.
Date:
February 24, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Gertrude Davey, cafe owner, testifying in Werner trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Los Angeles central police station, Los Angeles, circa 1920

Description:
City street with pedestrians, cars and buildings including Los Angeles central police station, which includes the city jail. Sign on building reads: Leonard Freefield Company Printers. The Central Los Police Station, a Romanesque revival style building faced with rusticated stone, was designed by architect Charles L. Strange, and opened around 1908. Strange was also the architect of the Hotel Green, in Pasadena (1887), and the Superior Court Building in Santa Ana (1900-1901).
Date:
[circa 1920]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles central police station, Los Angeles, circa 1920

Majestic Theatre facade, Los Angeles, circa 1920

Description:
Entrance to the Majestic Theatre at 845 South Broadway. Two signs flanking the entrance read: Majestic / Now Playing / Wilkes Stick Co. / The County Cousin / with Evelyn Warden and Edward Everett Horton." Two other signs read "Wilke Stock Co. / Matinees / Wednesday and Saturday / Popular / Prices / 25 and 50 [cents]"
Date:
circa 1920
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Majestic Theatre facade, Los Angeles, circa 1920

Orpheus Four male quartet, 1926 (?)

Description:
The Orpheus Four was a popular male quartet from the Orpheus Club, and they had a weekly Sunday evening program on KHJ. Members over the years consisted of Samuel B. Glasse, E. P. Emerson, H. Clayton, Verner Campbell, Paul Adams, Paul Breckinridge, Houston Dudley, and Kenneth Campbell. Sam Glasse and Verner Campbell were the two consistent members through the group's history. Paul Adams was the second longest member. In the early 30s, the Orpheus Four became the White King Male Quartet.
Date:
1926?
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Orpheus Four male quartet, 1926 (?)

Aerial view of an auto show after a fire, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
Aerial view of the corner of Hill and Washington. Crowds of spectators flee from exhibition grounds where the auto show had been held. A sign reading "Show" is all that is left of the tent. The exhibition grounds are otherwise smoky and visibility is low. Reported on in "Fire Sweeps Auto Show; Loss Totals $1,250,000: Spectators Escape Without Panic; Spark Makes Fiery Furnace of Cars Housed in Four Tents," Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 1929: 1.
Date:
March 5, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Aerial view of an auto show after a fire, Los Angeles, 1929

Curb-side produce store in front of a building damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Description:
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.
Date:
March 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Curb-side produce store in front of a building damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Three men, including Bill Spaulding and James D. Key, read a newspaper, while two other men stand by, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Five men are pictured, only James D. Key and William H. Spaulding are identified. One man holds a newspaper and is reading the front page while Key and Spaulding also are looking at the story. Key holds a flashlight to help light the newspaper. A Bullock's ad and crossword puzzle can be seen on the other pages. Key has a gun holstered on his hip. Spaulding has a cigarette in his mouth.
Date:
December 5, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Three men, including Bill Spaulding and James D. Key, read a newspaper, while two other men stand by, Los Angeles, 1935

I. Magnin & Co. department store building on Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 1939

Description:
The I. Magnin & Co. building at the intersection of New Hampshire and Wilshire in Los Angeles. A five story cube-shaped building. A carving of a stag and two does is at the top of the column over the main doors. To the left, a sandwich shop and a mechanic's garage can be seen. Several cars can be seen parked in front of the building on Wilshire. A blurred figure of a woman can be seen on the sidewalk at the corner of the building.
Date:
[circa February 10, 1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
I. Magnin & Co. department store building on Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 1939

Spectators watching a fire at an Auto Show, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
A crowd watches smoke billowing from what used to be the auto show exhibition tents. To the left a sign reads "Autoshow." Individuals cross the street to join the crowd. A long hose lies on the street. Reported in "Fire Sweeps Auto Show; Loss Totals $1,250,000: Spectators Escape Without Panic; Spark Makes Fiery Furnace of Cars Housed in Four Tents," Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 1929: 1.
Date:
March 5, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Spectators watching a fire at an Auto Show, Los Angeles, 1929

Pilots Mildred Morgan, "Pancho" (Florence) Barnes, Clema Grange and Mary Charles in front of Morgan's plane, Santa Monica, 1931

Description:
This image was likely captured before takeoff of Santa Monica-to-Cleveland derby race that took place late August 1931, as reported on in "Derby Aviators Hop Off Today: Santa Monica-to-Cleveland Speed Classic Ready, Women Compete on Equal Basis with Men, Nation's Leading Pilots Vie for $25,000 Awards," Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 1931: A1. The aforementioned article cites the airport's location at "the intersection of Ocean Park (National) and Centinela Boulevards." This location is known contemporarily as the Santa Monica Airport. Written on the airplane: Mildred Morgan / Radio / [K]TM Angeles.
Date:
August 22, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Pilots Mildred Morgan, "Pancho" (Florence) Barnes, Clema Grange and Mary Charles in front of Morgan's plane, Santa Monica, 1931