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Advertisement for Baker Iron Works featuring the Shrine Auditorium and the Chamber of Commerce building, Los Angeles, circa 1923

Description:
Baker Iron Works advertisementdesigned to look like an architectural plan. The upper half of the ad features a drawing of the exterior of the Shrine Auditorium with three travelers on camels flanking the building. The center of the ad is hand-written text. On the left a banner surrounds the words "Supplied by Baker Iron Works Established 1872. - Structural Steel - Elevators - Riveted Pipe - Plate and Tank Work. North Broadway Los Angeles." To the right is more text that reads "Elevators for Shrine Auditorium and Structural Steel for Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Building -- Each the largest building of its class in the west." There is a small inscription written vertically that reads 7 1/4 inches, measuring the height of the ad in total. The bottom half of the ad features a photograph of the structural steel skeleton of the the Chamber of Commerce building under construction.
Date:
[between 1923-1924]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Advertisement for Baker Iron Works featuring the Shrine Auditorium and the Chamber of Commerce building, Los Angeles, circa 1923

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

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

Description:
In the lower half of the image, a crowd of spectators watches the exhibition tent opening crumble in the fire. Only the scaffolding of the tent remains along with the signs reading "Auto" and "Show." A similar image taken on the same occasion appears with the article "Panoramic View of Auto Show Grounds Taken During $1,250,000 Fire," Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 1929: 15.
Date:
March 5, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Aerial view of an auto show fire, Los Angeles, 1929

Affidavit of H. D. Hallenbeck, 1926

Description:
Photograph of the affidavit of H. D. Hollenbeck, dual resident of Los Angeles and Welton, Arizona, given in concurrence with Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance/kidnapping. The document puts forward Hollenbeck's sworn account of his whereabouts from May 18, 1926 through July 10, 1926. The document is dated July 10, 1926 and is signed by both H. D. Hollenbeck and a Notary Public for the County of Los Angeles.
Date:
July 10, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Affidavit of H. D. Hallenbeck, 1926

Affidavit of John E. Considine as relates to Aimee Semple McPherson disappearance case, 1926

Description:
Handwritten sworn affidavit of John E. Considine dated August 2,1926 and taken in Monterey County. Testimony describes a woman seen by John E. Considine in Carmel. This affidavit is related to Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance and alleged kidnapping earlier in 1926.
Date:
[circa August 3, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Affidavit of John E. Considine as relates to Aimee Semple McPherson disappearance case, 1926

An angel leads Lot out of Sodom & destroys the city, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

Description:
The artist who created the design is Gerard Hoet, a Dutch painter and draftsman, and the artist who created the engraving is Gillian van der Gouwen, a South Netherlandish engraver. The print contains titles of the subject in 6 languages: Hebrew, English, German, Latin French and Dutch. The biblical verse is identified on the print as Genesis XIX: 15-26.
Date:
[between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
An angel leads Lot out of Sodom & destroys the city, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

And it rained upon the Earth forty days & forty nights, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

Description:
The artist who created the design is Gerard Hoet, a Dutch painter and draftsman, and the artist who created the engraving is Gillian van der Gouwen, a South Netherlandish engraver. The print contains titles of the subject in 6 languages: Hebrew, English, German, Latin French and Dutch. The biblical verse is identified on the print as Genesis VII: 12.
Date:
[between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
And it rained upon the Earth forty days & forty nights, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

Description:
The artist who created the design is Bernard Picart, a French draughtsman, engraver and book illustrator in Amsterdam. The artist who created the engraving is Louis Suruge, a French engraver and print publisher, active in Paris. The print contains titles of the subject in 6 languages: Greek, English, German, Latin French and Dutch. The biblical verse is identified on the print as Luke I: 28.
Date:
[between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Annunciation of the Virgin Mary, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

Apartment 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
Apartment building damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Aranbe Hotel heavily damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Description:
View towards the Aranbe Hotel, heavily damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. The exterior walls are missing and the street is full of rubble. A power shovel is scooping up the debris for 2 waiting dump trucks. Signs on the power shovel and dump trucks read "Owl Truck & Materials Co." In the foreground, a lone man sweeps the street with a push broom.
Date:
March 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Aranbe Hotel heavily damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Architectural drawing of the Hospital for Babies, funded by Anita Baldwin, 1920

Description:
Text below the drawing reads: J. M. Cooper Arch't. It is signed J. T. W. 1921 / Anita M. Baldwin Hospital for Babies / Founded March 22 - 1920 / Children's Department of the California Lutheran Hospital / Facing Grand Ave. Near 13th St. John Montgomery Cooper was also the architect for the Roxie Theatre, the Wilshire Theatre, and the Santa Fe Art Colony. Reported in "New Hospital for Children: Mrs. Anita Baldwin to Provide Building Fund; Able Men are Named as Trustees for Institution; Appeal for Others to Assist by Endowing Beds," Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 1920: II2.
Date:
[between 1920-1921]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Architectural drawing of the Hospital for Babies, funded by Anita Baldwin, 1920

Armless pilot Josephine Callaghan standing in front biplane at Dycer airport, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
Armless pilot Josephine Callaghan standing in front bi-plane at Dycer airport. On her plane is a painted sign reading "Dycer Airport Los Angeles Calif." Photo appears with the article, "Fall Kills Armless Pilot: Josephine Callaghan, Flying to Washington to Plead for License, Plunges in Texas," Los Angeles Times, 28 September 1929: A3.
Date:
April 16, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Armless pilot Josephine Callaghan standing in front biplane at Dycer airport, Los Angeles, 1929

A young girl holding two large avocados, Orange County, 1928

Description:
A young girl holds two prize winning avocados on her lap. She is seated on a high platform with plates of avocados next to her. In the background are plants and a sign at the bottom that reads, "Tropical Fruits Grown in Orange County." Photo appears with the article, "Santa Ana's Twelfth Annual Orange County Fair is Colorful Exposition," Los Angeles Times, 05 Sep. 1928: A8.
Date:
September 04, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
A young girl holding two large avocados, Orange County, 1928

Back of a telegram related to Aimee Semple McPherson, 1926

Description:
In 1926 evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared from Venice Beach in California for 5 weeks. She emerged in Mexico, claiming to have been kidnapped. A grand jury investigation indicated that she had actually been staying with a former employee, Kenneth Ormiston. The case against McPherson was finally dismissed.
Date:
1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Back of a telegram related to Aimee Semple McPherson, 1926

Bank employee and open vault at Belvedere State Bank, Belvedere Heights (Los Angeles), 1931

Description:
Employee standing in front of a deak with an open bank vault behind her in the Belvedere State Bank in East Los Angeles. At the top of the bank vault a sing reads "Belvedere State Bank." This photograph may be related to the article, "Police Trail Bank Bandits: Belvedere Robbers Sighted Near Pasadena; Gang Gets $20,000; Member Shot by Bystander," Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 1923: II1.
Date:
1923
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Bank employee and open vault at Belvedere State Bank, Belvedere Heights (Los Angeles), 1931

Bank of America 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
Bank of America building damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Baseball pitcher Satchel Paige in a baseball field ready to pitch, Los Angeles, circa 1933

Description:
Famed baseball pitcher Satchel Paige with his arms raised about to pitch. A sign on the fence in the background reads: "New, Clean Grade-Marked Lumber, $1800 per 1000 ft., Owens-parks Lumber Co., 2100 E. 38th St., 5 blocks East" which is a Los Angeles address. The location may be Thomas Jefferson High School at Hopner and 41st St.
Date:
[circa 1933]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Baseball pitcher Satchel Paige in a baseball field ready to pitch, Los Angeles, circa 1933

Baskerville Bible, featured at the Rare Book Exhibition at Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Photograph of the title page of the Baskerville Bible. In English, it reads, “The Holy Bible, containing the Old Testament and the New: Translated out of the Original Tongues and with the former Translations Diligently Compared and Revifed, By His Majesty’s Special Command, Appointed to be Read in Churches. Cambridge, Printed by John Baskerville, Printer to the University, M DCC LXIII. Cum Privilegio.”
Date:
July 9, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Baskerville Bible, featured at the Rare Book Exhibition at Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, 1935

Billy and Mary Louise Conn, Los Angeles, 1941

Description:
Billy Conn, boxer and actor, and his new wife, Mary Louise Conn (née Smith) on a train. At this time Billy Conn was filming for "The Pittsburgh Kid," formerly "Kid Tinsel." This was also a combination honeymoon trip. Billy wears a double breasted suit. Mary Louise wears a light-colored dress with a buttoned ruffle down the whole front length and a dark large-brimmed hat.
Date:
July 23, 1941
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Billy and Mary Louise Conn, Los Angeles, 1941

Boxing Champion Billie Bachelis replaces a punching bag at a May Company demonstration, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Billie Bachelis, Women's Amateur Lightweight Boxing Champion, and a department store clerk replace the punching bag at her demonstration at The May Company. A similar image taken on the same occasion appears with a front page photo titled "There's Punch in Her Career: Girl Boxer Earns Cash for College," Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 1931: A1.
Date:
December, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Boxing Champion Billie Bachelis replaces a punching bag at a May Company demonstration, Los Angeles, 1931

Buena Park's Colonial Dame display at the Orange County Fair, Orange County, 1926

Description:
Buena Park's Colonial Dame display at the Orange County Fair. A Colonial Dame doll is seated at the middle with a display of fruits, vegetables, and flowers beneath it. There are paper signs in the display that read, "Please Do Not Handle." Photo appears with the article, "Tenth Annual Orange County Fair Opens its Gates at New Grounds," Los Angeles Times, 07 Sep. 1926: A12.
Date:
September 6, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Buena Park's Colonial Dame display at the Orange County Fair, Orange County, 1926

Building on Beacon Street damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, San Pedro, 1933

Description:
View of a commercial building on Beacon Street damaged by the Long Beach earthquake. The upper cornice is damaged, and brick rubble covers the sidewalk. Business signs on the building read "A. Elkonin Jewelry," "Dr. Spires, Dentists," "Florsheim Shoes," "Golden Gate, Cafe," and "Lowrey - Michel Radios, RCA Victor."
Date:
March 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Building on Beacon Street damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, San Pedro, 1933

Buildings 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
Buildings damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Building with rusticated stone facade 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
Building with rusticated stone facade damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Carrie Jacobs Bond and others riding in a decorated automobile at the Tournament of Roses parade, Pasadena, 1927

Description:
Automobile decorated with flowers rides the street with Carrie Jacobs Bond (back seat, left) with 2 women. On the side of the automobile hangs a banner which reads "Women's Division Tournament of Roses." A crowd watches from the back. "Roses in Bloom," written by Carrie Jacobs Bond and Francesca Falk Miller, was the theme song of this parade.
Date:
January 1, 1927
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Carrie Jacobs Bond and others riding in a decorated automobile at the Tournament of Roses parade, Pasadena, 1927

Carrie Jacobs Bond besdie a Tournament of Roses parade float, Pasadena, circa 1920s

Description:
Carrie Jacobs Bond stands beside a floral parade float for a New Year's Day parade. Three women are seated onthe float, which is led by two male outwalkers, one carrying a wooden parade sign which reads "The End Of A Perfect Day." A crowd watches from the sidewalk. "Roses in Bloom," written by Carrie Jacobs Bond and Francesca Falk Miller, was the theme song of this parade.
Date:
January 1, 1927
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Carrie Jacobs Bond besdie a Tournament of Roses parade float, Pasadena, circa 1920s

Chevrolet car, used as a getaway vehicle after three men robbed Pacific National Bank, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
A Chevrolet car, picture taken from the front 3/4 view. The windshield is cracked with a big hole on the passenger side. It is on a dirt road. Two more cars are in the background along with some buildings. An partially obscured unidentified man stands in the foreground of the picture.
Date:
[circa September 21, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Chevrolet car, used as a getaway vehicle after three men robbed Pacific National Bank, Los Angeles, 1926

Christ buried, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

Description:
The artist who created the design is Bernard Picart, a French draughtsman, engraver and book illustrator in Amsterdam, and the artist who created the print is Abraham de Blois, a Dutch engraver. The print contains titles of the subject in 6 languages: Greek, English, German, Latin, French and Dutch. The biblical verse is identified on the print as Matthew XXVII: 60.
Date:
[between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Christ buried, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

Christ strengthened by an angel, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

Description:
The artist who created the design is Bernard Picart, a French draughtsman, engraver and book illustrator in Amsterdam, and the artist who created the print is identified as "Bernards." The print contains titles of the subject in 6 languages: Greek, English, German, Latin, French and Dutch. The biblical verse is identified on the print as Luke XXII:43.
Date:
[between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Christ strengthened by an angel, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

Christ upon the Cross, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

Description:
The artist who created the design is Bernard Picart, a French draughtsman, engraver and book illustrator in Amsterdam, and the artist who created the engraving is Jacob Folkema, a Dutch draftsman and printmaker. The print contains titles of the subject in 6 languages: Greek, English, German, Latin French and Dutch. The biblical verse is identified on the print as Luke XXIII: 33.
Date:
between 1920-1939
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Christ upon the Cross, 17th century engraving (photographed between 1920-1939)

City of Fresno exhibit at a fruit exposition, Alhambra, 1926

Description:
City of Fresno's fruit display at Alhambra's first annual fruit exposition. The display contains a circular display with different levels that hold small fruit baskets. There are four pillars around the display that are decorated with tassels at the top. In the middle of a display is a sign that reads "Memorie Fruits L.H. Fruits, Fresno." Photo appears with the article, "Alhambra's First Annual Fruit Exposition Proves Huge Success," Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 1926: A12.
Date:
[circa January 26, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
City of Fresno exhibit at a fruit exposition, Alhambra, 1926