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Test of a plan proposed to speed up peak-hour traffic on Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, March 1940

Description:
Test of a "streamlined" traffic plan proposed by street traffic engineer Ralph Dorsey for peak-hour traffic on Wilshire Boulevard. The plan included an off-set center lane and no left turns during peak times, the changes would affect Wilshire Blvd, Flower, Figueroa, and 8th streets. After much debate, the plan was eventually rejected by the City Council.
Date:
March 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Test of a plan proposed to speed up peak-hour traffic on Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, March 1940

Boy Scout Troop 47 drinking hot chocolate after being marooned overnight in the Arroyo Seco Canyon, Los Angeles, December 9, 1946

Description:
Twenty-one Boy Scouts and three leaders from Troop 47 in Los Angeles drinking hot chocolate after being marooned overnight on a bluff 1000 feet above the canyon floor in the Upper Arroyo Seco Canyon. The scouts became lost on their way back during a seven mile hike between Switzer's Camp and Oake Wilde. The troop lit matches to signal a rescue party of parents, deputy sheriffs, and county prisoners. One of the leaders, David Swaim, suffered a minor heart attack two miles from camp so the scouts carried him the rest of the way on a stretcher.
Date:
December 9, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Boy Scout Troop 47 drinking hot chocolate after being marooned overnight in the Arroyo Seco Canyon, Los Angeles, December 9, 1946

Mrs. Rosita Yacopi talks to three young children sitting on a hay bale at the Shrine Charity Circus, Los Angeles, June 1946

Description:
Mrs. Rosita Yacopi talks to three young children sitting on a bale of hay under a tent at the Shrine Charity Circus. The circus is an annual 10-day event held at Shrine Auditorium, which features an indoor show by the Polack Bros. Circus. Orphaned and underprivileged children are allowed to visit the circus as their admission is paid by affluent members of the community. The circus also travels to the children's hospital to entertain the sick children who can't attend. Proceeds from the circus go to Shrine charitable activities.
Date:
between June 8 and June 18, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Mrs. Rosita Yacopi talks to three young children sitting on a hay bale at the Shrine Charity Circus, Los Angeles, June 1946

Woman talking to truant teenagers standing outside a drugstore, Los Angeles, March 1946

Description:
Woman talks to a group of teenagers skipping school outside a drugstore in downtown Los Angeles. The truancy problem prompted the 10th District Congress of Parents and Teachers to recommend an expansion of the truancy detail, which would include increasing personnel in outlying portions of the district as well as on beaches
Date:
March 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Woman talking to truant teenagers standing outside a drugstore, Los Angeles, March 1946

Women looking through a pile of rayon print dresses during the semiannual Dollar Day sale in downtown Los Angeles, February 17, 1940

Description:
Women looking through a pile of rayon print dresses, priced at $1.69, during the semiannual Dollar Day sale in downtown Los Angeles. Stores hired extra salespersons and the city arranged for extra streetcars and policemen to accommodate the more than 200,000 bargain-hunters who came out for the sale
Date:
February 17, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Women looking through a pile of rayon print dresses during the semiannual Dollar Day sale in downtown Los Angeles, February 17, 1940

Woman looking at a stack of Maycrest fancy back playing cards during the semiannual Dollar Day sale in downtown Los Angeles, February 17, 1940

Description:
Woman in a hat looking at a pile of Maycrest fancy back playing cards, priced at 4 decks for 79 cents, during the semiannual Dollar Day sale in downtown Los Angeles. Stores hired extra salespersons and the city arranged for extra streetcars and policemen to accommodate the more than 200,000 bargain-hunters who came out for the sale
Date:
February 17, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Woman looking at a stack of Maycrest fancy back playing cards during the semiannual Dollar Day sale in downtown Los Angeles, February 17, 1940

Crowd of shoppers gathered next to a building during the semiannual Dollar Day sale in downtown Los Angeles, February 17, 1940

Description:
Crowd of shoppers wait next to a building during the semiannual Dollar Day sale in downtown Los Angeles. Stores hired extra salespersons and the city arranged for extra streetcars and policemen to accommodate the more than 200,000 bargain-hunters who came out for the sale
Date:
February 17, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Crowd of shoppers gathered next to a building during the semiannual Dollar Day sale in downtown Los Angeles, February 17, 1940