Resource Type: still image / Photographer: Watson, George R., 1892-1977 - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: View of the largest remaining portion of the Saint Francis Dam after its collapse, known as the tombstone section.
Date:: March 13, 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Sailor F. W. Krause training to compete for the Navy in track and field. He was the 440 division champion at the time, and he ran with the undefeated relay team.
Date:: [March 1925]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: View of houses on the Los Angeles River that were later washed away in a flood caused by a torrential rain storm. They were located next to the Glendale bridge, which was also washed out, in Atwater Village near Glendale.
Date:: February 16, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: View of swimmers beginning the Wrigley Ocean Marathon at Isthmus Cove on Santa Catalina Island. Starting with the swimmer in the 1-shouldered black swim suit on the right, seven swimmers are identified in the newspaper caption from R to L. Boats in the water wait to accompany the swimmers, who attempting to swim the channel to Point Vincent on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Date:: January 15, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: View of flooding on Wilshire Boulevard between S. Mariposa Avenue and Normandie Ave. during a torrential rainstorm. The Wilshire Christian Church is visible on the right.
Date:: February 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Another similar photograph of 6th street during this storm is captioned: J. Pluvius Has Field Day With Los Angeles Traffic and Business. The outlying districts were not the only ones to feel the effects of the continuous downpour of the last few days. This photo at Sixth and Catalina streets in the heart of the apartment house district. (Photos by George R. Watson, Times Staff Photographer) [Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 1927: 8]
Date:: February 15, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: A dirt road stretches along the bottom edge of the image. Behind it, a large pit sinks into the ground at center. Piles of lumber (center) and metal beams (right) sit in front of it. Scaffolding is visible within the pit. To the far left, the power plant's penstocks sit and extend below the ground. To the right of the pit, the 2 generators sit atop their original bases. Beyond the pit, three small buildings stand in a row at the foot of the canyon wall. To the far right, a sawmill stands. The canyon wall stretches across the background. The water line of the St. Francis Dam disaster's flood waters is visible stretching across the canyon wall.
Date:: [circa May 14, 1928]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: A very similar photograph is captioned: J. Pluvius Has Field Day With Los Angeles Traffic and Business. Neighborhood business centers in a dozen different sections were isolated as a result of the downpour. Here is one of the districts cut off by the deluge. Photo taken at Sixth and Kenmore streets. (Photos by George R. Watson, Times Staff Photographer) [Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 1927: 8].
Date:: February 15, 1927
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: This photograph appears with the article "Defenders Refused to be Tricked Into False Move; Bulwark of Seaplanes Saves Los Angeles Harbor," 3 Oct. 1920: I1.
Date:: September 30, 1920-October 2, 1920
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: This photograph appears with the article, "The Mighty Guardians of Our Western Shores." Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 1920: VIII1.
Date:: November 1920
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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