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Wrestler Dean Detton fallen out of the ring during his match against Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, November 17, 1937

Description:
Wrestler Dean Detton fallen out of the ring during his match against wrestler/football player Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium. Nagurski injured Detton's left arm during the match and eventually emerged victorious, thus retaining his World Heavyweight title.
Date:
November 17, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Wrestler Dean Detton fallen out of the ring during his match against Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, November 17, 1937

Wrestler Dean Detton at the side of the ring during a match against Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1937-1938

Description:
Wrestler Dean Detton at the side of the ring during a match against Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium. Detton and Nagurski met in the ring several times between 1937 and 1938, Nagurski was usually the victor in these matchesPhoto was probably in the wrong sleeve, or mislabeled
Date:
between 1937 and 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Wrestler Dean Detton at the side of the ring during a match against Bronko Nagurski at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1937-1938

Wrestler Dean Detton about to slam his opponent Kiman Kudo into the mat at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, August 25, 1937

Description:
Wrestler Dean Detton about to slam his opponent Kiman Kudo into the mat at Olympic Auditorium. The match was mixed-style. Kudo was awarded the first round after Detton was so enraged by Kudo's jiu jitsu skills that he ripped off Kudo's jacket. The second round was catch-as-catch-can style. Detton won this with the move shown in the picture and Kudo was unable to return for a third round, so Detton was declared the winner.
Date:
August 25, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Wrestler Dean Detton about to slam his opponent Kiman Kudo into the mat at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, August 25, 1937

Wreckage of a plane crash that killed test pilot Clark McRoy and his 15-year-old passenger Russell C. Holt, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Wreckage of a plane crash that killed 34-year-old test pilot Clark McRoy and his 15-year-old passenger Russell C. Holt. Holt's father, Elwin E. Holt, watched the crash and saw the plane hit the ground 300 yards from his home. Holt said he saw his son wave from the plane before it went into a sharp dive.
Date:
November 25, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Wreckage of a plane crash that killed test pilot Clark McRoy and his 15-year-old passenger Russell C. Holt, Los Angeles, 1945

Wreckage of a plane crash that killed test pilot Clark McRoy and his 15-year-old passenger Russell C. Holt, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Wreckage of a plane crash that killed 34-year-old test pilot Clark McRoy and his 15-year-old passenger Russell C. Holt. Holt's father, Elwin E. Holt, watched the crash and saw the plane hit the ground 300 yards from his home. Holt said he saw his son wave from the plane before it went into a sharp dive.
Date:
November 25, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Wreckage of a plane crash that killed test pilot Clark McRoy and his 15-year-old passenger Russell C. Holt, Los Angeles, 1945

Workmen posed on the drill floor of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:
View of men posed on the drill floor of an oil well probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field. Three men in dress trousers and shirts are next to an automobile with a sign on the door reading Chanel Oil Co. LTD., and seven workmen are on the wooden plank platform of the oil well base. The parked truck on the right has a sign reading "California Machinery Supply Co., Titusville Products."
Date:
November 1, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Workmen posed on the drill floor of an oil well, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, 1930

Workers retrieving Calvin Darling from a caved-in pit, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Photograph of workers retrieving Calvin Darling from a pit that caved in on him. Two men are seen standing at opposite sides of the pit, with Darling seen at center. Two signs from the gasoline service station provide a buttress against loose earth surrounding the pit. One sign reads: "Vales Ground 75 [cents] per cyl." Darling was working on completion of a storage tank pit at the service station when the incident occurred.
Date:
August 23, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Workers retrieving Calvin Darling from a caved-in pit, Los Angeles, 1935

Workers retrieving Calvin Darling from a caved-in pit, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Photograph of workers retrieving Calvin Darling from a pit that caved in on him. Several men are seen standing around the pit at the surface. One police officer holds an empty bucket while two men are viewed inside the pit with Darling. Two signs from the gasoline service station provide a buttress against loose earth surrounding the pit. One sign reads: "Vales Ground 75 [cents] per cyl." Darling was working on completion of a storage tank pit at the service station when the incident occurred.
Date:
August 23, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Workers retrieving Calvin Darling from a caved-in pit, Los Angeles, 1935

Workers prepare ankle-deep mud in the ring for a wrestling match between Sandor Szabo and Prince Bhu Pinder at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, October 20, 1937

Description:
Workers prepare ankle-deep mud in the wrestling ring for a match between Sandor Szabo and Prince Bhu Pinder at Olympic Auditorium. This type of wrestling is considered "Hindu style" and it has slightly different rules than regular wrestling, including prohibiting holds beneath the waist. During the match, the first three rows were roped off and the press and referees wore rubber wear to protect from mud splatter. Szabo won the match in front of more than 8000 spectators
Date:
October 20, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Workers prepare ankle-deep mud in the ring for a wrestling match between Sandor Szabo and Prince Bhu Pinder at Olympic Auditorium, Los Angeles, October 20, 1937

Workers on the drill floor an oil rig, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, 1930

Description:
View of oil rig workers on the drill floor of an oil well with one worker in front of the rotary table and drill pipe as 3 workers look on, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field. Derricks are visible in the background on the right.
Date:
November 12, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Pierce, C. C. $q(Charles C.), $d1861-1946
Collection:
C.C. Pierce Photographic Collection, circa 1898-1934
Workers on the drill floor an oil rig, probably at the Venice or Playa del Rey oil field, Los Angeles, 1930