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Two views of the shoreline along the Santa Monica Bay and one view of the cliffs along the Palisades Park and shoreline in Santa Monica, Santa Monica Bay, circa 1915-1925

Description:
Two postcard views of the coastline of Santa Monica Bay, probably in the Malibu area. One of these views shows cars parked on a wide dirt road along the shore and the other shows Point Dume in the far distance. The third postcard shows a view of the beach in Santa Monica with the Palisades Park on the cliff above.
Date:
[circa 1915-1925]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Two views of the shoreline along the Santa Monica Bay and one view of the cliffs along the Palisades Park and shoreline in Santa Monica, Santa Monica Bay, circa 1915-1925

Unidentified, tri-lobe-shaped commercial building, California, circa 1915-1925]

Description:
View towards a commercial building on a street corner. The building has a distinctive tri-lobe shape and is six stories high. The broader base of the building allows for a terrace with plants to encircle the building at the second story level. Relief decoration encircles the building at the top story level. Two structures on the roof have lattice window openings and pinnacles. Workmen and ladders can be seen inside the empty retail spaces on the bottom level. Six trucks are parked next to the building.
Date:
[circa 1915-1925]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Unidentified, tri-lobe-shaped commercial building, California, circa 1915-1925]

Snappy snaps: twelve post card photographs with views of Santa Monica, Topanga and Venice, circa 1920-1930

Description:
Twelve post card views of beaches in Topanga, Santa Monica and Venice, California, advertised as a set called "Snappy Snaps, Local California Views." Santa Monica views include Marion Davies' beach house, castle rock and the palisades cliffs. Venice Beach views show sunbathers. Castle rock was leveled in the mid 1950's and is now paved over.
Date:
[circa 1920-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Snappy snaps: twelve post card photographs with views of Santa Monica, Topanga and Venice, circa 1920-1930

Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, exterior view towards main facade of the church, San Luis Obispo

Description:
Exterior view towards main facade of the church of the Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa topped with a cross, with a terrace enclosed with a baluster railing in front and stairs descending to the street. On the left is an adjoined mission building covered with clapboard siding and with a bell cote and two chimneys on the roof.
Date:
[between 1898 and 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, exterior view towards main facade of the church, San Luis Obispo

Tide Rock shell vendor stand on bluff above a beach, Santa Monica Bay, circa 1920-1930

Description:
View of a shell vendor stand enclosed by a rustic picket fence, located on a bluff overlooking the beach. A man wearing a suit and hat is standing within the enclosure near the entrance gate. Shells are displayed in a canvas-covered stall and a low table on the left, with another small table, umbrella and canvas shade on the right against a tall mound of shrubbery. A sign on the mailbox reads "Tide Rock." A wire fence along the top of the bluff is visible beyond the shell stand.
Date:
[circa 1920-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Tide Rock shell vendor stand on bluff above a beach, Santa Monica Bay, circa 1920-1930

General Andrés Pico, circa 1860-76 (copy print 1920-1936)

Description:
Andrés Pico was a Californio who became a successful rancher, fought in the contested Battle of San Pascual during the Mexican–American War, and negotiated promises of post-war protections for Californios in the 1847 Treaty of Cahuenga. After California became one of the United States, Pico was elected to the state Assembly and Senate. He was appointed as the commanding brigadier general of the state militia during the U.S. Civil War.
Date:
[1920-1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
General Andrés Pico, circa 1860-76 (copy print 1920-1936)

Don Pio Pico's El Ranchito, exterior view from the side, Whittier, [between 1920-1939]

Description:
The west-facing side of Pio Pico's adobe mansion is viewed at an angle as it stretches back through the image. In front of it at right, the ruins of a wall stand. A wooden window frame remains inset into the ruins. At left, overgrown plants grow in front of the building. Three dormers sit atop El Ranchito's sloped roof.
Date:
[between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Don Pio Pico's El Ranchito, exterior view from the side, Whittier, [between 1920-1939]

Lincoln School under restoration, Santa Barbara, 1920-1934

Description:
Lincoln Elementary School, at Cota and Anacapa streets. The school was torn down and rebuild between 1920 and 1934. The entrance of the building is intact and only the frame is seen on the inside of the building. Men are seen working on the inside of the building. Bricks are piled up on the sidewalk and on the side of the road.
Date:
[between 1920-1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Lincoln School under restoration, Santa Barbara, 1920-1934

Views of Los Angeles in the 1860s, photographed 1920-1939

Description:
Caption: 1) Map of Wilmington Harbor and Government Breakwater. 2) Main street from Temple Block. 3) Cathedral. 4) Cosmopolitan School. 5) High School. 6) Grand Central Hotel. 7) Governor Downey's Residence. 8) Mission San Gabriel. 9) University of Southern California. 10) Temple Block and County Bank. 11) Bake Block. 12) Fort Street. 13) Pico House. 14) Downey Block.
Date:
[1920-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Views of Los Angeles in the 1860s, photographed 1920-1939

Jurors for the trial of Arthur C. Burch at the location of the murder, Los Angeles, 1921

Description:
The jurors for the trial of Arthur C. Burch gathered at Beverly Glen, where the murder took place. One group is huddled on the right and others are scattered on the left, some of whom appear to be smoking. In the background are cars and small cabins. Reported in "Burch and Jury View Murder Scene in Glen: Prisoner Jokes and Laughs When He is Taken to Death Spot; Bereaved Father Follows," Los Angeles Times, 01 Dec. 1921: II1.
Date:
November 30, 1921
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Jurors for the trial of Arthur C. Burch at the location of the murder, Los Angeles, 1921

Babe Adams of the Pittsburgh baseball team at Washington Park, Los Angeles, 1920-1925

Description:
Babe Adams wearing a Pittsburgh Pirates baseball uniform, a crowded stadium is out of focus in the background. The location is the Washington Park baseball field in Los Angeles. Charles Benjamin "Babe" Adams was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1906 to 1926 who spent nearly his entire career with the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Date:
[between 1920-1925]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Babe Adams of the Pittsburgh baseball team at Washington Park, Los Angeles, 1920-1925

Children fly kites near Silver Spray Pleasure Pier, Long Beach, [between 1920-1939]

Description:
In the foreground, people crowd the beach on the north side of Silver Spray Pleasure Pier in Long Beach. Children on the beach carry or fly kites. From the middle of the crowd, a kite with a long tail sails over the beach at center. Across the kite, text reads, "LONG BEACH." The crowd extends back towards the pier, which stretches across the background. Along the side of the pier, a sign reads, "SILVER SP[...] PLEASURE PIER." A roller coaster sits behind it on the pier. About a couple dozen kites are visible sailing through the sky in the distance.
Date:
[between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Children fly kites near Silver Spray Pleasure Pier, Long Beach, [between 1920-1939]

Outlet tunnel at 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
OpenUCLA Collections
Outlet tunnel at Devil's Gate Dam, La Cañada Flintridge