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Zensaku Azuma in the cockpit of the plane he would fly from the United States to Tokyo, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:
Pilot Zensaku Azuma in the cockpit of his plane on which is painted "City of Tokyo / U.S.A. To Japan" and an inscription in Japanese. Azuma flew from Los Angeles to New York. He then had his plane shipped to London, from which he flew to Paris, Berlin, Moscow, Siberia, and then on to Korea and Japan. A similar image taken on the same occasion appears with the article "Dream Built on Chop Suey: Japanese Restaurant Man Ready to Fly Home as Climax to Years of Planning," Los Angeles Times, 4 Jun. 1930: A2.
Date:
June 15, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Zensaku Azuma in the cockpit of the plane he would fly from the United States to Tokyo, Los Angeles, 1930

Workmen clearing brick rubble from a sidewalk after the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Description:
The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place on March 10, with a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings throughout Southern California. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach on the Newport-Inglewood Fault. An estimated fifty million dollars' worth of property damage resulted, and 120 lives were lost.
Date:
March 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Workmen clearing brick rubble from a sidewalk after the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Workers clearing debris from a commercial street after the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Description:
The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place on March 10, with a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings throughout Southern California. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach on the Newport-Inglewood Fault. An estimated fifty million dollars' worth of property damage resulted, and 120 lives were lost.
Date:
1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Workers clearing debris from a commercial street after the Long Beach earthquake, Southern California, 1933

Women standing on top of large sign letters saying "BEVERLY HILLS" at the La Cienega Blvd. waterworks, Beverly Hills, 1928

Description:
Women standing on top of big letters on the floor that say "BEVERLY HILLS" at the La Cienega Blvd. waterworks as a temporary identification mark for aviators. Others stand behind the women. This photograph may be related to the article, "Air Guide Dedicated by Suburb: Beverly Hills Opens rive for Municipal Airport as It Installs Large Sign," Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 1928: A11.
Date:
October 30, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Women standing on top of large sign letters saying "BEVERLY HILLS" at the La Cienega Blvd. waterworks, Beverly Hills, 1928

West Orange Farm Center's agricultural display at the Orange County Fair, Orange County, 1930

Description:
Photograph of West Orange Farm Center's agricultural display at LA County Fair. There is a replica of Egyptian pyramids made out of oranges, a stone sphinx, sand, and some fake palm trees. Surrounding the display are various fruits and vegetables, which include grapes, avocados, corn, and more oranges.
Date:
[between September 5, 1930-October 5, 1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
West Orange Farm Center's agricultural display at the Orange County Fair, Orange County, 1930

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

Wells J. Mosher, ex-confidential secretary to Mayor Porter, and his lawyer, Charles Ostrom, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:
Wells J. Mosher (left) and Charles W. Ostrom stand next to each other in a hallway. To the right of Ostrom is a wall calendar and a locked door. Behind them are a table and a radiator. On the wall behind them are several framed portraits, a sticker (?) portrait, and a sign for a barbecue. Mosher wears a suit, jacket unbuttoned, and had his hands crossed in front of him, holding a light-colored hat. A pencil and a pair of glasses is in his jacket pocket. Ostrom wears a tweed suit, jacket also unbuttoned, and has his hands clasped behind his back.
Date:
[July 7, 1932]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Wells J. Mosher, ex-confidential secretary to Mayor Porter, and his lawyer, Charles Ostrom, Los Angeles, 1932

Wartime Exile: The Exclusion of the Japanese Americans From the West Coast

Description:
Report on the justification for incarceration of Japanese and Japanese Americans, including a history of Japanese travels to North America beginning 1610, and general descriptions of Japanese and Japanese American populations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento, Portland, and Seattle. Gift of Bradford Smith.
Date:
1946
Resource Type:
text
Collection:
Collection of Material about Japanese American Incarceration
OpenUCLA Collections
Wartime Exile: The Exclusion of the Japanese Americans From the West Coast