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Crowd on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:
Spectators on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season. On this day, over 50,000 spectators wagered a total of $789,159 on the eight races held, toppling the previous records of 40,000 people and $599,009 wagered. Big winners of the day were horse He Did, who won the feature race by more than a length and Bing Crosby's horse High Strike, who won his sixth straight race.
Date:
December 25, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Crowd on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Spectators on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:
Spectators on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season. On this day, over 50,000 spectators wagered a total of $789,159 on the eight races held, toppling the previous records of 40,000 people and $599,009 wagered. Big winners of the day were horse He Did, who won the feature race by more than a length and Bing Crosby's horse High Strike, who won his sixth straight race.
Date:
December 25, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Spectators on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Russian aviators meet the press after breaking the non-stop flight record, flying from Moscow to San Jacinto, CA. July 14, 1937.

Description:
Soviet aviators -- Col. Mikhail Gromov, pilot, Maj. Andrei Yumashev, co-pilot, and Capt. Sergei Danilin, navigator -- are welcomed after breaking the nonstop flight record, flying from Moscow and landing in San Jacinto, California, via the North Pole. The trio flew over 6700 miles in 62 hours and 12 minutes. The original flight plan called for a landing in San Diego, but fog made landing the Russians’ large monoplane on San Diego’s short runways dangerous, and so the crew landed instead in the semi-desert fields surrounding San Jacinto. After landing, the crew was quickly taken to the nearby March Field Air Base, where they answered questions from reporters after a shower and a quick meal. July 14, 1937.Pictured from left to right are Russian Consul Grigori Gokhman and Andrei Yumashev.
Date:
July 14, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Russian aviators meet the press after breaking the non-stop flight record, flying from Moscow to San Jacinto, CA. July 14, 1937.

Bobby Grayson and Keith Topping, two of Stanford University football's legendary "Vow Boys," at practice.

Description:
Bobby Grayson and Keith Topping, two of Stanford University football's legendary "Vow Boys," at practice, possibly in preparation for the 1936 Rose Bowl. The "Vow Boys" of Stanford's 1934-1936 football seasons were so named because they swore that they would never be defeated by USC's Trojans. They never were. The legacy of the "Vow Boys" apexed with the 1936 Rose Bowl, which they won against Southern Methodist University. Keith Topping was named Most Valued Player of that game. The "Vow Boys" also went to the 1934 and 1935 Rose Bowls, but did not win those games.
Date:
[circa December 25, 1935]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Bobby Grayson and Keith Topping, two of Stanford University football's legendary "Vow Boys," at practice.

Polo match between the Mexican National Team, captained by Alberto Ramos Sesma, and the California All-Stars, captained by Eric Pedley, Alhambra, November 1937

Description:
Polo match held at Midwick between the Mexican National Team, captained by Alberto Ramos Sesma, and the California All-Stars, captained by Eric Pedley. The two teams played three matches held on November 7, 14, and 21 in the hopes to win the Eric Pedley trophy. The American team was victorious in the end.
Date:
between November 7 and November 21, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Polo match between the Mexican National Team, captained by Alberto Ramos Sesma, and the California All-Stars, captained by Eric Pedley, Alhambra, November 1937

Prince Bhu Pinder pins Sandor Szabo against the ropes during a mud wrestling match at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, October 20, 1937

Description:
Prince Bhu Pinder pins Sandor Szabo against the ropes during a mud wrestling match at Olympic Auditorium. This type of wrestling was considered "Hindu style" and it has slightly different rules than regular wrestling, including prohibiting holds beneath the waist. During the match, the first three rows were roped off and the press and referees wore rubber wear to protect from mud splatter. Szabo eventually won the match in front of more than 8000 spectators
Date:
October 20, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Prince Bhu Pinder pins Sandor Szabo against the ropes during a mud wrestling match at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, October 20, 1937

Frank Shellenback addresses a crowd during a game in his honor at Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Frank Shellenback Day on Wrigley field is celebrated, with many gifts for the 12,000 customers who attended. Frank Shellenback's team, the Hollywood Sheiks, lost against the Angels. Posing from left to right is master of ceremonies Dan Tobey, Frank Shellenback himself, and T.H. "Hal" Holmes, the chairman of the event.
Date:
[circa July 8, 1935]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Frank Shellenback addresses a crowd during a game in his honor at Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, 1935

Race car drivers Rex Mays and Bob Swanson pose at the Legion Ascot speedway, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Racing star Rex Mays (left) poses with "midget" car driver Bob Swanson (right) at the Legion Ascot speedway. The day's program consisted of a variety of challenges, with both drivers using "big" cars and "midget" cars during different races. Both drivers were later killed in accidents on the track.
Date:
August 18, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Race car drivers Rex Mays and Bob Swanson pose at the Legion Ascot speedway, Los Angeles, 1935

Race car driver Bob Swanson competes at the Legion Ascot speedway, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Racing star Bob Swanson competes against Rex Mays in a "midget" car decorated with Felix the Cat at the Legion Ascot speedway. The day's program consisted of a variety of challenges, with both drivers using "big" cars and "midget" cars during different races. Both drivers were later killed in accidents on the track.
Date:
August 18, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Race car driver Bob Swanson competes at the Legion Ascot speedway, Los Angeles, 1935

Euclide Allard, 66, demonstrating how he was tied up by a burglar on his hotel room floor and robbed of $6950, Los Angeles, February 16, 1940

Description:
66-year-old sportsman Euclide Allard demonstrating how he was tied up by a burglar in his hotel room. Allard, in town from Massachusetts, was in his room working on race-horse charts when he heard a knock at the door. Upon answering, a “tough looking” man pressed a revolver into Allard’s stomach and demanded to know where he kept his money. The burglar then tied up Allard with twine and took $6950 from Allard’s coat pocket. Allard said that most of the stolen money had been won at the horse races and it appeared that the burglar had seen Allard at the track and followed him back to the hotel.
Date:
February 16, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Euclide Allard, 66, demonstrating how he was tied up by a burglar on his hotel room floor and robbed of $6950, Los Angeles, February 16, 1940