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Actress Susan Cabot checking out of Beverly Hills Hotel, Calif., 1959

Actress Susan Cabot checking out of Beverly Hills Hotel, Calif., 1959

Protest at Our Lady of Bright Mount Church against the Soviet Union's Premier Nikita Khrushchev's visit to Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Protest at Our Lady of Bright Mount Church against the Soviet Union's Premier Nikita Khrushchev's visit to Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Contact sheet with images of a marching band on a football field, Los Angeles County, 1940s-1960s (?)

Contact sheet with images of a marching band on a football field, Los Angeles County, 1940s-1960s (?)

Pickets in dinner jackets, parade in front of Moulin Rouge club before the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Pickets in dinner jackets, parade in front of Moulin Rouge club before the Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Kenneth Hahn names May "Mental Health Month," 1959.

Kenneth Hahn names May "Mental Health Month," 1959.

Sylvia Marshall, San Fernando Valley mental health advocate, portrait, 1959.

Sylvia Marshall, San Fernando Valley mental health advocate, portrait, 1959.

Los Angeles Mayor Poulson holds handfuls of letters and telegrams supporting stand against Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, 1959

Los Angeles Mayor Poulson holds handfuls of letters and telegrams supporting stand against Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, 1959

Posing before a sample of beatnik art are Miss Beatnik of 1959 contestants in Venice, Calif.

Posing before a sample of beatnik art are Miss Beatnik of 1959 contestants in Venice, Calif.

Sheriff Deputies carry Aurora Vargas from Chavez Ravine home

Sheriff Deputies carry Aurora Vargas from Chavez Ravine home

Deputy District Attorney J. Miller Leavy holding a police document regarding Barbara Graham's murder of Mabel Monahan, Los Angeles, 1959

Deputy District Attorney J. Miller Leavy holding a police document regarding Barbara Graham's murder of Mabel Monahan, Los Angeles, 1959

Anthony Quinn, Fred Astaire, and their daughters

Anthony Quinn, Fred Astaire, and their daughters

Mike Molletta looks at painting by Bettina Brendel that took third place in show at the Downey Museum of Art, 1959

Mike Molletta looks at painting by Bettina Brendel that took third place in show at the Downey Museum of Art, 1959

Ambassador Hotel covered walkway and façade facing Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 1959

Ambassador Hotel covered walkway and façade facing Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, 1959

Nina Khrushchev chats with film stars Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra during visit to Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Nina Khrushchev chats with film stars Bob Hope and Frank Sinatra during visit to Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Crowd lining street under the marquee of the Pantages Theater at the 31st Academy Awards in 1959

Crowd lining street under the marquee of the Pantages Theater at the 31st Academy Awards in 1959

Bob Hope on his return from eight-day Christmas tour of military bases greeted by his dog Recession in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Bob Hope on his return from eight-day Christmas tour of military bases greeted by his dog Recession in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and entourage watching filming at 20th Century-Fox studio in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev and entourage watching filming at 20th Century-Fox studio in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Pooli, cat who served aboard an United States attack transport during World War II celebrates 15th birthday

Pooli, cat who served aboard an United States attack transport during World War II celebrates 15th birthday

Lost driver Charlie Abboud from Omaha gets help from Lt. C. A. Kirby, who explains LA freeway system, Calif., 1959

Lost driver Charlie Abboud from Omaha gets help from Lt. C. A. Kirby, who explains LA freeway system, Calif., 1959

Chavez Ravine residents wave good-bye from truck

Chavez Ravine residents wave good-bye from truck

Chavez Ravine residents confer with Councilman Roybal after eviction

Chavez Ravine residents confer with Councilman Roybal after eviction

Mark Golsh, chief of the Rincon Indian Reservation, and cowboy Max Calac look over home land region in San Diego County, Calif., 1959

Mark Golsh, chief of the Rincon Indian Reservation, and cowboy Max Calac look over home land region in San Diego County, Calif., 1959

Elizabeth Taylor and singer Eddie Fisher dine out at Chasen's restaurant in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Elizabeth Taylor and singer Eddie Fisher dine out at Chasen's restaurant in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Angustain family evicted from home in Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles (Calif.)

Angustain family evicted from home in Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles (Calif.)

UCLA students in victory rally celebrating win over USC in football, 1959

UCLA students in victory rally celebrating win over USC in football, 1959

Construction of Long Beach Naval Shipyard buildings in Long Beach, 1959

Construction of Long Beach Naval Shipyard buildings in Long Beach, 1959

Chief Marcus Golsh entertains children in his adobe home in San Diego, Calif., 1959

Chief Marcus Golsh entertains children in his adobe home in San Diego, Calif., 1959

Delbert E. Wong, the first Chinese-American to be named municipal judge in continental United States

Delbert E. Wong, the first Chinese-American to be named municipal judge in continental United States

Actor Errol Flynn's coffin on Los Angeles Union Station train platform, Calif., 1959

Actor Errol Flynn's coffin on Los Angeles Union Station train platform, Calif., 1959

Archie Moore tests the biceps of Casey Stengel

Archie Moore tests the biceps of Casey Stengel

Vice-President Richard Nixon shaking hands with spaceman and spacegirl at Disneyland, Anaheim, 1959

Vice-President Richard Nixon shaking hands with spaceman and spacegirl at Disneyland, Anaheim, 1959

Nikita Khrushchev arrives for luncheon at 20th Century-Fox studios in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Nikita Khrushchev arrives for luncheon at 20th Century-Fox studios in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Santa Barbara Fiesta, Calif., 1959

Santa Barbara Fiesta, Calif., 1959

Susan Cabot, Sal Mineo and Christine Carere at motion picture premiere of "Diary of Anne Frank" in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Susan Cabot, Sal Mineo and Christine Carere at motion picture premiere of "Diary of Anne Frank" in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Watts Towers, surrounded by scaffolding, undergoes pressure testing as people watch in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Watts Towers, surrounded by scaffolding, undergoes pressure testing as people watch in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Operators Grace Miller and Theresa Vincent in 1959 manning the switchboard at Los Angeles' Air Pollution Control District office

Operators Grace Miller and Theresa Vincent in 1959 manning the switchboard at Los Angeles' Air Pollution Control District office

Thomas B. Talbert, former Supervisor for Orange County, Calif., portrait, 1959

Thomas B. Talbert, former Supervisor for Orange County, Calif., portrait, 1959

Pancho Chavez calls to companion as they pause near sanctuary of San Secondo d'Asti Catholic Church in Guasti, Calif.

Pancho Chavez calls to companion as they pause near sanctuary of San Secondo d'Asti Catholic Church in Guasti, Calif.

University of Southern California freshman Thayer Holbrook cools feet in ice water after playing table tennis for 50 hours in 1959

University of Southern California freshman Thayer Holbrook cools feet in ice water after playing table tennis for 50 hours in 1959

Los Angeles steelworkers on strike protesting Taft-Hartley Act, 1959

Los Angeles steelworkers on strike protesting Taft-Hartley Act, 1959

The Santos Lopez family, migratory farm workers talk with reporter in their tent camp in Nevada, 1959

The Santos Lopez family, migratory farm workers talk with reporter in their tent camp in Nevada, 1959

Singer Pat Boone with wife Shirley and their four children after disembarking plane in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Singer Pat Boone with wife Shirley and their four children after disembarking plane in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Marilyn Monroe accompanied by her husband, playwright Arthur Miller arrives at Los Angeles International Airport, 1959

Marilyn Monroe accompanied by her husband, playwright Arthur Miller arrives at Los Angeles International Airport, 1959

Sheriff Deputies evict Abrana Arechiga from Chavez Ravine home

Sheriff Deputies evict Abrana Arechiga from Chavez Ravine home

Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, 1959

Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, 1959

Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, 1959

Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Beverly Hills, 1959

Dedication of a memorial tower for Nisei who died serving the United States, Santa Monica, Calif., 1959

Dedication of a memorial tower for Nisei who died serving the United States, Santa Monica, Calif., 1959

Vice President Richard Nixon and Warren Dorn, Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, 1959

Vice President Richard Nixon and Warren Dorn, Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena, 1959

Bulldozer razes last standing home in Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles (Calif.)

Bulldozer razes last standing home in Chavez Ravine, Los Angeles (Calif.)

W. E. Halls in self made quonset hut-shaped fall-out shelter in San Marino, Calif., 1959

W. E. Halls in self made quonset hut-shaped fall-out shelter in San Marino, Calif., 1959

Richard Nixon at the dedication ceremony for the Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, 1969

Richard Nixon at the dedication ceremony for the Los Angeles Sports Arena, Los Angeles, 1969

Clark Kerr, Lillian Dykstra, Donald H. McLaughlin, and Vern O. Knudsen viewing model of UCLA's Dykstra Dormitory, 1959

Clark Kerr, Lillian Dykstra, Donald H. McLaughlin, and Vern O. Knudsen viewing model of UCLA's Dykstra Dormitory, 1959

Holly Hanson sits on lap of artist Nico Van Den Heuvel as he waits to testify on behalf of the Gas House, Venice

Holly Hanson sits on lap of artist Nico Van Den Heuvel as he waits to testify on behalf of the Gas House, Venice

Diane Vaccaro surrounded by birds at only turkey ranch left in Torrance, Calif., 1959

Diane Vaccaro surrounded by birds at only turkey ranch left in Torrance, Calif., 1959

Group of San Fernando Valley citizens picketing against grocery clerks strike in San Fernando, Calif., 1959

Group of San Fernando Valley citizens picketing against grocery clerks strike in San Fernando, Calif., 1959

Chavez Ravine property owners looking through bulldozed remains of houses in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Chavez Ravine property owners looking through bulldozed remains of houses in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Actress Judy Holliday clutching telegram in her dressing room before opening of the 22nd season of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera

Actress Judy Holliday clutching telegram in her dressing room before opening of the 22nd season of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera

Joseph Whitman shows the damage caused by a mudslide that swept into his home in Benedict Canyon, Calif., 1959

Joseph Whitman shows the damage caused by a mudslide that swept into his home in Benedict Canyon, Calif., 1959

Chicken keeps to perch on a board as duck swims by in flooded yard

Chicken keeps to perch on a board as duck swims by in flooded yard

Dana Wynter and her husband Greg Bautzer, Los Angeles, 1959

Dana Wynter and her husband Greg Bautzer, Los Angeles, 1959

Jack Benny rehearsal with members of the California Junior Symphony Orchestra, 1959

Jack Benny rehearsal with members of the California Junior Symphony Orchestra, 1959

Mrs. Joe Woo welcomes customer to her husband's Chinese restaurant in North Hollywood, Calif., 1959

Mrs. Joe Woo welcomes customer to her husband's Chinese restaurant in North Hollywood, Calif., 1959

Chavez Ravine property owners examine bulldozed ruins

Chavez Ravine property owners examine bulldozed ruins

Misses Isabel Adelaide Travis, Ashley Read and Anne Pierose at Valley Hunt Club Debutante Ball, Calif., 1959

Misses Isabel Adelaide Travis, Ashley Read and Anne Pierose at Valley Hunt Club Debutante Ball, Calif., 1959

Headquarters camp of Irvine Ranch in Bommer Canyon, Calif., 1959

Headquarters camp of Irvine Ranch in Bommer Canyon, Calif., 1959

Workmen preparing house to be moved out of Chavez Ravine in Los Angeles, Calif.

Workmen preparing house to be moved out of Chavez Ravine in Los Angeles, Calif.

Johnny Mathis surrounded by autograph seekers in Los Angeles, Calif. in 1959

Johnny Mathis surrounded by autograph seekers in Los Angeles, Calif. in 1959

Jerry Mathers (a.k.a. Little Beaver), rides out of courtroom on the back of his TV show brother, Tony Dow

Jerry Mathers (a.k.a. Little Beaver), rides out of courtroom on the back of his TV show brother, Tony Dow

Biltmore Hotel at 506 South Grand Avenue in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Biltmore Hotel at 506 South Grand Avenue in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Cardinal James F. McIntyre imposes ashes on foreheads of altar boys in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Cardinal James F. McIntyre imposes ashes on foreheads of altar boys in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Beatniks Eric (Big Daddy) Nord and Julie Meredith at the Gas House in Venice Beach, Calif., 1959

Beatniks Eric (Big Daddy) Nord and Julie Meredith at the Gas House in Venice Beach, Calif., 1959

Shoppers in supermarket that reopened after 28-day strike in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Shoppers in supermarket that reopened after 28-day strike in Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Nikita Khrushchev and party board train for trip to Northern California in 1959

Nikita Khrushchev and party board train for trip to Northern California in 1959

Sam Richburg and Mordchai Leibman rehearse for Holy Days at Jewish Home for Aged of Los Angeles, Calif., 1959

Sam Richburg and Mordchai Leibman rehearse for Holy Days at Jewish Home for Aged of Los Angeles, Calif., 1959