Genre: news photographs / Resource Type: still image / Location: Los Angeles (Calif.) / Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives / Date: 1937 - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: Hotel property at 4611 Compton Avenue purchased to be used as a "heaven, " or "Peace Mission and Truth Center" for Father Divine's International Peace Mission movement. Father Divine, also known as Reverend M.J. Divine was a controversial African American spiritual leader from 1907-1965. He founded the International Peace Mission movement and claimed to be God.
Date:: ca. 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Mexican American youths in "zoot suits" are detained in a Los Angeles jail for questioning following a brawl.
Date:: ca. 1942
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Pictured left to right: Fred (Masaru) Tayama, Kay Sugahara, and Kei Matsumoto.
Date:: ca. 1941
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: An African American couple dance the jitterbug in front of a crowd.
Date:: ca. 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Photographed left to right are Manuel Aguilar and Rudolfo Salazar.
Date:: ca. 1942
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Mexican American youths in "zoot suits" are detained for questioning in a Los Angeles jail following a brawl.
Date:: ca. 1942
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Ohio State University's Olympic track and field star Jesse Owens demonstrates his running style in Los Angeles.
Date:: ca. 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Japanese residents turn in their shortwave radios, guns, and cameras to the Los Angeles Police Department by the April 1, 1942 deadline.
Date:: ca. 1942
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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