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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

Chevrolet car, used as a getaway vehicle after three men robbed Pacific National Bank, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
A Chevrolet car, picture taken from the front 3/4 view. The windshield is cracked with a big hole on the passenger side. It is on a dirt road. Two more cars are in the background along with some buildings. An partially obscured unidentified man stands in the foreground of the picture.
Date:
[circa September 21, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Chevrolet car, used as a getaway vehicle after three men robbed Pacific National Bank, Los Angeles, 1926

Frank A. Bouelle standing next to students from the Canoga Park High School Drum and Bugle Corps, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
Frank A. Bouelle standing next to two Canoga Park High School students, one who is holding a banner pole that reads Canoga Park High School Drum and Bugle Corps 1929. The two female students are dressed in their marching band uniform. Bouelle was the superintendent of the Los Angeles City School District from February 1929 until his retirement in January 1937.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Frank A. Bouelle standing next to students from the Canoga Park High School Drum and Bugle Corps, Los Angeles, 1929

Aerial view of an auto show after a fire, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
Aerial view of the corner of Hill and Washington. Crowds of spectators flee from exhibition grounds where the auto show had been held. A sign reading "Show" is all that is left of the tent. The exhibition grounds are otherwise smoky and visibility is low. Reported on in "Fire Sweeps Auto Show; Loss Totals $1,250,000: Spectators Escape Without Panic; Spark Makes Fiery Furnace of Cars Housed in Four Tents," Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 1929: 1.
Date:
March 5, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Aerial view of an auto show after a fire, Los Angeles, 1929

Spectators watching a fire at an Auto Show, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
A crowd watches smoke billowing from what used to be the auto show exhibition tents. To the left a sign reads "Autoshow." Individuals cross the street to join the crowd. A long hose lies on the street. Reported in "Fire Sweeps Auto Show; Loss Totals $1,250,000: Spectators Escape Without Panic; Spark Makes Fiery Furnace of Cars Housed in Four Tents," Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 1929: 1.
Date:
March 5, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Spectators watching a fire at an Auto Show, Los Angeles, 1929

Pilots Josephine Callaghan and Charles F. Dycer in front of a biplane at Dycer airport, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
Armless pilot Josephine Callaghan and instructor pilot Charles F. Dycer climbing onto a bi-plane at Dycer airport. On her plane is a painted sign reading "Dycer Airport Los Angeles Calif." Photo appears with the article, "Handless Woman Flies Plane: Rich Ranch Owner Performs air Loop," Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 1929: A10.
Date:
April 16, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Pilots Josephine Callaghan and Charles F. Dycer in front of a biplane at Dycer airport, Los Angeles, 1929

Press release describing image of Major General Fechet at the National Aeronautical Exposition, 1928

Description:
Press release: Ch[eck Your] Credit*, "P & A Photos" 5011 (Los Angeles Bureau). Air Commander See Finish of Trans-Continental Race. Major General James E. Fechet, Chief of the Army Air Service arrived in Los Angles in time to see the finish of the Trans-Continental non stop flight, as the feature event of the National Aeronautical Exposition. Gen. Fechet said that an investigation would be made into the accident at Mines Field, in which Lt. J. J. Williams of the Army's "Three Musketeers" was fatally injured while stunting. Photo shows Major General James E. Fechet. (LA-FM 3) 9/13/28. [describes image ark no. 21198/zz002dd7g2]
Date:
September 13, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Press release describing image of Major General Fechet at the National Aeronautical Exposition, 1928

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

Pacific National Bank 108th Street branch, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
The corner streets of an intersection. There is a drugstore in the forefront of the photo and the Pacific National Bank on the opposite side of the street. There are cars parked along the sidewalk and a group of people gathering outside the bank. This photo was most likely taken at the intersection of West 108th street and South Broadway, Los Angeles.
Date:
[circa September 21, 1926?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Pacific National Bank 108th Street branch, Los Angeles, 1926

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

Sir Herbert Brown Ames with three students at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
Sir Herbert Brown Ames with three students, (L-R) Chester Williams, Dorisadele Pomery, and Bill Henley, on the steps of Bovard Auditorium. The students hold document folders under their arms. An event poster reads "League of Nations Model Assembly, Fourteen Colleges and Universities of So. California Participating, Sir Herbert Brown Ames Guest Speaker Afternoon Session 2 to 6 Evening 7:30, Thur. Mar. 21 U.S.C. Bovard Auditorium, Tickets 25¢ On Sale at U.S.C. Student Store." Reported in "Model League Meeting Today: Student Proceedings Will be Like Those at Geneva...," Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 1929: A5. Sir Herbert Brown Ames was financial director of the League of Nations from 1919 to 1926.
Date:
March 21, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Sir Herbert Brown Ames with three students at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1929

Commander Richard Byrd and his expedition members stand at the back of a train car, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Commander Richard Byrd and his fellow expedition members arrive in Los Angeles. Affixed to the front of the guardrail is a sign that reads, "GOLD COAST LIMITED." Behind the guardrail, the men stand in a row. Commander Byrd's dog Igloo is perched atop the front of the guardrail looking at the camera. Reported in “Byrd Arrives Ill From Cold: Commander and Wife Given Cordial Greetings Polar Hero Takes to Bed With High Fever Start for Antartic to be Early Next Week,” Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 1928: A1.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Commander Richard Byrd and his expedition members stand at the back of a train car, Los Angeles, 1928

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

Commander Richard Byrd and his expedition members stand at the back of a train car, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Commander Richard Byrd and his fellow expedition members stand upon arrival in Los Angeles. Affixed to the front of the guardrail is a sign that reads, "GOLD COAST LIMITED." Reported in, “Byrd Arrives Ill From Cold: Commander and Wife Given Cordial Greetings Polar Hero Takes to Bed With High Fever Start for Antartic to be Early Next Week,” Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 1928: A1.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Commander Richard Byrd and his expedition members stand at the back of a train car, Los Angeles, 1928

Armless pilot Josephine Callaghan standing in front biplane at Dycer airport, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
Armless pilot Josephine Callaghan standing in front bi-plane at Dycer airport. On her plane is a painted sign reading "Dycer Airport Los Angeles Calif." Photo appears with the article, "Fall Kills Armless Pilot: Josephine Callaghan, Flying to Washington to Plead for License, Plunges in Texas," Los Angeles Times, 28 September 1929: A3.
Date:
April 16, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Armless pilot Josephine Callaghan standing in front biplane at Dycer airport, Los Angeles, 1929

Exiled Bishop Manuel Azpeitia Palomar and priests at a train station before their return to Mexico, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
Bishop Manuel Azpeitia Palomar on the steps of a train car, with approximately ten individuals on either side. A sign in the train window reads 2:00. Reported in "Priests on Way Back to Mexico: Party of Twenty-seven Will Return to Parishes After Three-Year Exile," Los Angeles Times, 6 Jul. 1929: A2.
Date:
July 5, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Exiled Bishop Manuel Azpeitia Palomar and priests at a train station before their return to Mexico, Los Angeles, 1929

Aerial view of an auto show fire, Los Angeles, 1929

Description:
In the lower half of the image, a crowd of spectators watches the exhibition tent opening crumble in the fire. Only the scaffolding of the tent remains along with the signs reading "Auto" and "Show." A similar image taken on the same occasion appears with the article "Panoramic View of Auto Show Grounds Taken During $1,250,000 Fire," Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 1929: 15.
Date:
March 5, 1929
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Aerial view of an auto show fire, Los Angeles, 1929

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