Genre: news photographs / Location: Los Angeles (Calif.) / Subject: Older people--California--Los Angeles - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Night school pupils Mildred Maretick and Douglas Tuck study geometry, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: More than 16,000 adult men and women in Los Angeles are taking adult classes on everything from landscaping, interior decorating, cooking, sketching, knitting, and learning a second language.
Date:: February 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Professional walker Dan O'Leary passes at 91, Los Angeles, 1933

Description:: Photograph appears with the article, "Dan O'Leary's Journeys End," Los Angeles Times, 30 May 1933: A12.
Date:: May 30, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Nurse Claire Peterson with patient Dick Phillips, Los Angeles, 1936

Date:: March 30, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Ninety-four-year-old writer Dr. Joseph P. Widney, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: The previous night in celebration of his 94th birthday Widney had 100 friends and acquaintances at his home at 3001 Marmion Way. He advises that people should avoid tobacco and drugs at all costs and take alcohol as medicine. He has published ten philosophical works so far.
Date:: December 31, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

David Crookshank seeks alimony, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Close-up of photograph appears with the article, "Plea Raps Wife of 76," Los Angeles Times, 08 Apr 1936: 5.
Date:: April 9, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Mugshot of James "Deep Sea Jimmy" Carter, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: 72-year-old James Carter, otherwise known as "Deep Sea Jimmy" is being held on $10, 000 bond for defrauding Herman Bishop of $3500 in a stock deal. Police are searching for three other suspects.
Date:: March 22, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Retired Captain Elmer C. Ogden smiling about his upcoming marriage, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: This photograph appears with the article, “SEA CAPTAIN WILL MARRY SAME WOMAN THIRD TIME,” Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 1935: A3.
Date:: August 22, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

James K. Spencer and Sarah M. Spencer celebrating 68 years of togetherness, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: James K. Spencer (90) with his wife Sarah M. Kelsey Payne Spencer (84) celebrating his 90th birthday and their sixty-eight years of togetherness. Both were born in Indiana and were married in Kansas in 1867, when Mrs. Spencer was 16 years old. The couple lived in several states and resided in Los Angeles from 1930. They had six children, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Date:: Nov. 5, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Henry O'Melveny in his garden in Stone Canyon, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Similar photograph appears with the article, "How California Gardens Grew," Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar 1936: 21.
Date:: March 19, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Dr. Joseph P. Widney, still learning at the age of 94, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: This photograph appears with the article, “WILL THE aged RULE AMERICA?,” Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 1936: H3.
Date:: April 19, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

John Eaton, 92-year-old veteran, stands amongst the tombstones of Civil War soldiers, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: John Eaton kneels on one knee beside the tombstone of Hosea Q. Morton.
Date:: December 11, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

William and Emily Wadley celebrate 68 years of marriage, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Mr. and Mrs. Wadley sit together in their usual pew with a part of the rest of the congregation visible behind them.
Date:: January 31, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Mary Edgerly Aylsworth passed away at the age of 89, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Photograph appears with the article, "Aylsworth Funeral Set," Los Angeles Times, 04 Jan 1936: A8.
Date:: January 4, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Mrs. Valerie Smythe at 92nd birthday celebration, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Photograph published with article: "Children Attend Great-Grandma's Birthday Party," Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 1935: A7
Date:: Aug 12, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Mrs. Valerie Smythe at 92nd birthday celebration, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Related to the article: "Children attend Great-Grandma's Birthday Party," Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 1935: A7
Date:: Aug 12, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

James Carter obscures his face with a hat, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: In a hallway teeming with other men watching him Carter tilts his hat to cover his face while a photographer standing several feet away takes his picture.
Date:: March 22, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Nonagenarian Julia M. Ely with her radio, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Julia sits in a wicker chair adjusting a knob on her radio.
Date:: August 27, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

T. L. Tally talks about his career in the motion-picture industry, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Photograph appears with the article, "Ex-Film King On Way Back," Los Angeles Times, 03 Sep 1935: A3.
Date:: September 4, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

T. L. Tally talks about his career in the motion-picture industry, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Photograph appears with the article, "Ex-Film King On Way Back," Los Angeles Times, 03 Sep 1935: A3.
Date:: September 4, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Anna Dyson and Helen Volk as Anna petitions for a divorce from her husband, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: The women sit together on a hallway bench, Anna holding her cane and a slip of paper while her daughter-in-law puts an arm around her shoulders.
Date:: February 25, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Van Dompselaar celebrate their 63rd anniversary, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Mrs. S. W. Van Dompselaar’s maiden name is Regene Seltmann.
Date:: March 10, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Professional walker Dan O'Leary passes at 91, Los Angeles, 1933

Description:: Mr. O'Leary stands bent over at the waist.
Date:: May 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

One of the founders of the 1903 "Mechanics' Institute" Fred L. Alles, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Photograph appears with the article, "Early Days Recalled," Los Angeles Times, 06 Apr 1936: A3.
Date:: April 6, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Rebecca Webb and 82-year-old subscriber Charles F. Dean, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: Photograph appears with the article, "Honor Planned for Pioneers," Los Angeles Times, 09 Oct 1938: 12.
Date:: October 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Henry O'Melveny, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Similar photograph appears with the article, "How California Gardens Grew," Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar 1936: 21.
Date:: March 19, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

John Eaton, 92-year-old veteran, stands amongst the tombstones of Civil War soldiers, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:: 92-year-old John Eaton, along with 97-year-old Thomas Carter, are the only surviving veterans of the original 200 members of the John A. Martin Post, G.A.R. The Civil War post is to be disbanded.
Date:: December 11, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

George W. Dickinson holding golf club at the Los Angeles Country Club, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: View of George W. Dickinson standing outdoors in hat, glasses, collared shirt, belt, pants, holding golf club underneath left arm, and holding paper and pen in hands. George Dickinson was a pioneer real estate operator in Los Angeles who was responsible for subdividing the Rampart Boulevard district, Moreno Highlands, and tracts in the Silver Lake district. He was also an avid golfer who frequently played at the Los Angeles Country Club where he decided to celebrate his 80th birthday by playing a game of golf. He died the following year due to a heart attack.
Date:: 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Gardener Henry O'Melveny with containers of seeds, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Similar photograph appears with the article, "How California Gardens Grew," Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar 1936: 21.
Date:: March 19, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

James "Deep Sea Jimmy" Carter is brought in by the police, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: James walks through an open door with his hat in hand. A man is seen following him.
Date:: March 22, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Samuel B. Clark, winner of state spelling contest, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: This photograph appears with the article, “He Knows How to Spell It: HARD WORDS MADE EASY Speller Says He Studied Em in Spare Time and Learns Meanings,” Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 1935: 9.
Date:: September 11, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

One of the founders of the 1903 "Mechanics' Institute" Fred L. Alles, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Fred L. Alles holds in front of him a certificate paper.
Date:: April 6, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Ripley Nicholas Baylies celebrating his 90th birthday with daughter Mrs. Harriet Tilden at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, 1935

Description:: View of Ripley Nicholas Baylies, seated in glasses, collared shirt, tie, jacket, presents on lap, cigar in left hand, his daughter, Mrs. Harriet Tilden, seated behind him, in blouse, dress, with arms around her father. Baylies, a former Iowa Circuit Court judge, attributes his long life to eating whatever he wants and living mostly outdoors.
Date:: September 5, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Henry O'Melveny in his garden in Stone Canyon, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Mr. O'Melveny crouches beside one of the rows of daffodils in the garden of his Stone Canyon home at 1709 Stone Canyon Rd.
Date:: March 19, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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