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Maj. C.C. Moseley, Griffith Park Municipal Airport, Los Angeles, 1925

Description:
Major C.C. Moseley, commander of the National Guard Aero Squad, standing outside, holding a trophy engraved with the text "Los Angeles Times perpetual trophy for efficiency in flying" and "sempre diretto." Behind him is an airplane. This photograph was taken when the trophy was delivered to Moseley at the Griffith Park Municipal Airport on July 7, 1925.
Date:
July 7, 1925
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Maj. C.C. Moseley, Griffith Park Municipal Airport, Los Angeles, 1925

Kenneth G. Ormiston receiving radio from Detectives Charles Reimer and Ben Cohn, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1927

Description:
This photograph is very similar to another one that appears with the article, "Evangelist's Kidnaping Case History Replete with Sensations: CITY SHOCKED BY "DROWNING" Veil of Mystery Shrouded Disappearance Mexico Reappearance Set World Agog Court," Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 1927: A2.
Date:
January 10, 1927
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Kenneth G. Ormiston receiving radio from Detectives Charles Reimer and Ben Cohn, Los Angeles Superior Court, 1927

Ransom note sent to Perry M. Parker, father of kidnap victim Marion Parker, from William Edward Hickman, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:
Marion Parker was kidnapped for ransom on December 15, 1927 by William Edward Hickman. Two days later, Marion's remains were found by her father, Perry Parker, on the lawn of 432 S. Manhattan Place- just moments after exchanging $1500 for Marion, whom he presumed to be alive. Hickman was ultimately tried and sentenced to death for the crime. He was executed at San Quentin, October 19, 1928.
Date:
1927
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Ransom note sent to Perry M. Parker, father of kidnap victim Marion Parker, from William Edward Hickman, Los Angeles, 1927

Greenhouse for the estate of Arthur Letts, Jr., as it is transported on a residential street, Los Angeles, circa 1927

Description:
Related to the photo piece, "Construction Progresses on Arthur Letts, Jr., Dwelling," Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 1927: E6. The caption reports that plants and trees for the landscaping were being provided by the estate of Letts deceased father (Holmby House in Los Feliz), who had an extensive garden of several acres in. The garden of his father's estate was destroyed in 1927 for development and rare plants also went to the Huntington Gardens.
Date:
[circa 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Greenhouse for the estate of Arthur Letts, Jr., as it is transported on a residential street, Los Angeles, circa 1927

Dancing Chinese lion during festival in Chinatown, Los Angeles, circa 1920-1939

Description:
Dancing Chinese lion during festival in Chinatown on unpaved street with spectators on the sidewalk. The man supporting the front holds the lion's head high above his own head and is smiling. There is allot of dust or smoke in the foreground. A sign on a commercial building reads: "Eastern Grocery Co."
Date:
[circa 1920-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Dancing Chinese lion during festival in Chinatown, Los Angeles, circa 1920-1939

Motor boats on display at an auto show, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:
View of mwo motorboats and one boat engine on display in an exhibition hall at an auto show. A sign hung up near the ceiling indicates these two boats are property of Fred Thomson Productions. The actor and stuntman Fred Thomson was an avid boatsman and boat collector. Reported in "Southland's Greatest Auto Exhibit in History Mecca for Unprecedented Throngs: Show Setting New Records; Indications Point to Eclipse of Attendance Estimates; Crowds Marvel at Color and Beauty of Display; Planes and Motorboats Also Get Share of Attention," Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 1927: 9.
Date:
[between February 26, 1927-March 6th, 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Motor boats on display at an auto show, Los Angeles, 1927

Western Air Express biplane on display at an auto show, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:
View of a biplane parked in an exhibition hall. A sign above the plane a sign reads "Western Air Express." Two signs on the plane read: "Souvenir California Booster Letter, Ready for Air Mail East - 10 ¢" (lower left wing) , and "Airplane Trips 2 Free" (on the engine). Reported in "Fourteenth Annual Automobile Show Closes Tomorrow After Record Attendance: Air Mail Campaign Success is Recognized," Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 1927: 6.
Date:
[between February 26, 1927-March 6th, 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Western Air Express biplane on display at an auto show, Los Angeles, 1927

Western Air Express biplane on display at an auto show, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:
View of a biplane in an exhibition hall. Tassels and fringe hang from the ceiling. To the upper left of the plane hangs a sign reading "Western Air Express." There are two signs on the plane itself: one on the lower left wing, reading "Souvenir California Booster Letter, Ready for Air Mail East - 10 ¢", and another on the engine body reading "Airplane Trips 2 Free." Reported in "Fourteenth Annual Automobile Show Closes Tomorrow After Record Attendance: Air Mail Campaign Success is Recognized," Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 1927: 6.
Date:
[between February 26, 1927-March 6th, 1927]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Western Air Express biplane on display at an auto show, Los Angeles, 1927