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John F. Starnes Sr. and his son, John F. Starnes Jr., with Detective Lieutenant C. A. Gillan, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
On December 23, 1935, John Starnes Jr. and David Searcy robbed a liquor store and killed the owner by forcing him to drink a pint of brandy. On March 22, 1936, the two were arrested and confessed to the crime. Searcy was eventually found guilty of second degree murder, kidnapping, and second degree robbery. Starnes Jr. was found not guilty by reason of insanity.
Date:
March 22, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
John F. Starnes Sr. and his son, John F. Starnes Jr., with Detective Lieutenant C. A. Gillan, Los Angeles, 1936

Devil's Lake and the Devil's Gate Dam, La Cañada Flintridge

Description:
The Devil's Gate Dam was the first flood control dam constructed in Los Angeles County. Designed by the flood engineers from the Los Angeles County Flood Control District and completed in 1920 Bent Brothers company, it formed the Hahamongna flood basin. The dam is located in La Cañada Flintridge at Devil's Gorge, the narrowest point on the Arroyo Seco. The Arroyo Seco is a seasonal river and watershed that begins at Red Box Saddle near Mount Wilson in the San Gabriel Mountains and ends at the confluence with the Los Angeles River near Elysian Park, north of Downtown Los Angeles.
Date:
[between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Devil's Lake and the Devil's Gate Dam, La Cañada Flintridge

California National Guard members drilling, [Los Angeles?]

Description:
Possibly related to the article "'Los Angeles Own' – the 160th U.S. Infantry," Los Angeles Times, 25 July 1926. The article states: ... the five designations of the regiment from first to last: The Los Angeles Guard, the Eagle Corps, the Seventh Regiment, the Ninth Infantry, and the 160th Infantry, "Los Angeles Own." The crest is that prescribed for the National Guard organizations of California. ...
Date:
[between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
California National Guard members drilling, [Los Angeles?]

Olla jar at Rancho Camulos, near Piru

Description:
The ranch was included in the 48,612-acre Rancho San Francisco granted to Antonio del Valle, administrator of Mission San Fernando, by Governor Juan B. Alvarado on January 22, 1839, after the secularization of the missions. The rancho remained in the del Valle family until it was sold in 1924.
Date:
[between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Olla jar at Rancho Camulos, near Piru

Washington State Cougars coach "Babe" Hollingberry during a football match

Description:
This is a picture of Washington State's Football Coach, Orin E. "Babe" Hollingberry during a football match along with his team, watching the progress of the game. In the foreground is a 40-yard sign, while in the background, large crowds of spectators can be seen in the stands. Hollingberry was a celebrated coach of the Washington State Cougars from 1926-1942.
Date:
[Between 1926 and 1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Washington State Cougars coach "Babe" Hollingberry during a football match

Girls in a rickshaw drawn by a boys next to the "Chinese Empress" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:
Two girls in rickshaws drawn by boys dressed in Chinese silk costumes preceding the "Chinese Empress" float entered by the city of Long Beach. The are passing the Goodhue Flagpole in the center of the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Snyder, Bill
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Girls in a rickshaw drawn by a boys next to the "Chinese Empress" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Fifth Street Store, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
View of The Fifth Street Store, also known as Walker's Store, located on the Southwest corner of Broadway & 5th Street. There is a sign above the building that reads "The 5th Street Store, S&H Green Stamps." Cars are parked along both sides of the street. Pedestrians can be seen walking on the sidewalks and crossing the street.
Date:
February 19, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Fifth Street Store, Los Angeles, 1936

Banning House during its dedication as a historic monument, Wilmington (Los Angeles), 1936

Description:
The General Phineas Banning house, built shortly before the Civil War, was an active hub for military and social gatherings. Following the death of General Banning, Hancock Banning became the household head until his own death in 1894. The house remained occupied by the Banning family until 1925. In 1927 the house and grounds were purchased by the City of Los Angeles. In 1934, the Los Angeles Board of Park Commissioners proposed restoring the house, and the Banning family donated many of the original furnishings. Reported in "Society to Assemble at Treasure House of Southern California History: Dedication Planned for Banning Home; Antique Structure to Serve as Museum for Storing Memories of Days of Western Pioneers," Los Angeles Times, 31 May 1936: D1.
Date:
June 6, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Banning House during its dedication as a historic monument, Wilmington (Los Angeles), 1936

"Christopher Columbus" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:
Float showing Christopher Columbus (Paul A. Jones) presenting 2 Indians to the King (Charles Luse) and Queen (Mary Louis Tompkins) of Spain, entered by the city of Santa Barbara. The float is seen passing the Goodhue Flagpole in the center of the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Snyder, Bill
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"Christopher Columbus" float at the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

"First Pacific Airmail Flight" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936

Description:
Float depicting the clipper plane which had recently flown across the Pacific on the first Orient air-mail flight, sponsored by the Pasadena city schools. The float is photographed passing the Goodhue flagpole at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:
January 1, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Snyder, Bill
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"First Pacific Airmail Flight" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1936