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Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
Airline executive Paul A. Wright, defendant the "white flame" double homicide trial, photographed at his trial. Wright was charged with the shooting deaths of his wife Evelyn and best friend John Kimmel, whom he claimed to have caught in an "inappropriate" embrace in the Wright home.Wright's defense team, led by famed Los Angeles defense attorney Jerry Giesler, argued that Wright was not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury found Wright guilty of two counts of manslaughter, and subsequently ruled that he had been insane at his sanity trial.
Date Created:
[between January 17-February 18, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Accused murderer Paul A. Wright in court, Los Angeles, 1938

"Adohrable Babies" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

Description:
"Adhorable Babies" float carrying 18 children in a golden, cup-shaped trophy in the center with a floral sign reading "Our Future Champions" and 29 children on the main platform dressed in costumes of different countries competing in Olympiads. The float is decorated with shields ornamented to look like coats of arms with carnations and pigeons were steadily released from the trophy during the parade. The float was lead by another small float in the form of a swan (image no. 21198/zz002cp5vz) and was entered by the Adohr Creamery Company. the float location in the image is the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date Created:
January 1, 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
"Adohrable Babies" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

Advertisement for the Sunday Players radio program, circa 1935

Description:
Page from a booklet advertisement for the Sunday Players radio program. Actors Victoria Vola and John Prince are featured in costume as Mary Magdalene and Moses, respectively. The Sunday Players originated in Colorado Springs before their program garnered national attention and received a three-year contract from Merten's and Price, Inc., of Los Angeles.
Date Created:
[circa 1935]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Advertisement for the Sunday Players radio program, circa 1935

Aerial view of UCLA with Sorority Row in foreground, 1936

Description:
Distant aerial view of campus and Westwood Hills as photographed from the Goodyear Blimp looking northwest. By this date, campus had expanded across the arroyo to include the Administration Building (seen here to the right), later expanded to Murphy Hall. Sorority Row, on Hilgard Avenue, is in the foreground, while Marymount High School (not affiliated with UCLA) appears in the background just beyond campus.
Date Created:
December 11, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Aerial view of UCLA with Sorority Row in foreground, 1936

Alberti Corral, Adriana Galvez, and William Gill rehearsing for Mexican independence commemoration festival, 1935

Description:
View of Alberti Corral, left, standing in hat, collared blouse, pants, holding guitar, Adriana Galvez, middle, standing in hat, dress, shawl, holding castanets, William Gill, right, standing in hat, embellished jacket and pants. To celebrate the 125th anniversary of Hidalgo proclaiming the freedom of Mexico, the Mexicans of Los Angeles partook in two days of planned balls, barbeques, and parades.
Date Created:
September 14, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
Alberti Corral, Adriana Galvez, and William Gill rehearsing for Mexican independence commemoration festival, 1935

"Alice in Wonderland" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933

Description:
"Alice in Wonderland" float in the form of an open book with "Once upon a time" written on the left page. The Red queen is played by Cricket Caukin, the March Hare is played by Marvel Purrucker, the mad Hatter is played by Jean Bellinger, Alice is played by Dorothy Clayton, the little fairy is Laura Jacobson and Eugene Ober and Eugene Pitzer are the gnomes. The float was entered by the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce and this photograph was taken on Orange Grove Blvd. before the start of the Rose Parade.
Date Created:
January 2, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
"Alice in Wonderland" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933

"Alice in Wonderland" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933

Description:
"Alice in Wonderland" float in the form of an open book with "Once upon a time" written on the left page. The Red queen is played by Cricket Caukin, the March Hare is played by Marvel Purrucker, the mad Hatter is played by Jean Bellinger, Alice is played by Dorothy Clayton, Laura Jacobson is the little fairy and Eugene Ober and Eugene Pitzer are the gnomes. The float was entered by the Pasadena Chamber of Commerce. The Pasadena Memorial Flagpole (Goodhue Flagpole) is visible behind the float in its original location in the middle of the intersection of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevard.
Date Created:
January 2, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
"Alice in Wonderland" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933

Altar boys entering the St. Patrick Catholic Church to attend the mass for St. John Bosco, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
John Bosco (Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator and writer of the 19th century, who put into practice the convictions of his religion, dedicating his life to the betterment and education of street children, juvenile delinquents, and other disadvantaged youth and employing teaching methods based on love rather than punishment, a method known as the Salesian Preventive System. A follower of the spirituality and philosophy of Saint Francis de Sales, Bosco dedicated his works to him when he founded the Salesians of Don Bosco.
Date Created:
January 31, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
Altar boys entering the St. Patrick Catholic Church to attend the mass for St. John Bosco, Los Angeles, 1935

Altar of the Sacred Jade Pagoda with paliou, Beverly Hills, 1950

Description:
Photograph is page from book, caption from photograph reads "THE ALTAR OF THE SACRED JADE PAGODA--A glorious, priceless masterpiece. 'Tis not a replica but an ideal combination of the most outstanding features of Chinese architecture. For 10 years 150 craftsmen labored to create it from a mother gem weighing 9 tons. Seven stories high its designing exceeds that of old filigree. Most luxurious spectacle in the world of jade."
Date Created:
1950
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Altar of the Sacred Jade Pagoda with paliou, Beverly Hills, 1950

Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Dancing, 1944

Description:
Annual alumni events in Lake Arrowhead's North Shore Tavern (Main Lodge) were common even before the university received the facility as a donation in 1957. Known today as the UCLA Conference Center, the Lake Arrowhead facility is located about 90 miles east of Los Angeles.
Date Created:
September 10, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Dancing, 1944

Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Dinner, 1944

Description:
Annual alumni events in Lake Arrowhead's North Shore Tavern (Main Lodge) were common even before the university received the facility as a donation in 1957. Known today as the UCLA Conference Center, the Lake Arrowhead facility is located about 90 miles east of Los Angeles.
Date Created:
September 10, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Dinner, 1944

Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Drinks on the porch, 1944

Description:
Annual alumni events in Lake Arrowhead's North Shore Tavern (Main Lodge) were common even before the university received the facility as a donation in 1957. Known today as the UCLA Conference Center, the Lake Arrowhead facility is located about 90 miles east of Los Angeles.
Date Created:
September 10, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Drinks on the porch, 1944

"Anglo-American Friendship" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

Description:
View of the "Anglo-American Friendship" float with the standards of the 2 countries and four visible float riders with one holding a tennis racket and another holding a ball. The float was entered by the Sons of St. George and is shown at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date Created:
January 1, 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
"Anglo-American Friendship" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

"Aphrodite" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

Description:
On the city of Monrovia float a woman dressed as the goddess Aphrodite holding the reins of a floral outboard motorboat driven by Loretta Trumbull, an outboard motor champion. Another young woman sits next to Aphrodite and ten outwalkers, young boys in costume, are also visible. The float is shown at the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date Created:
January 1, 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
"Aphrodite" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1932

Armistice Day observance, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1931

Description:
Probably related to Los Angeles Times article, November 8, 1931, Minute of Memory Caps Armistice Day Program, All City to Pause in Silent Token of Respect to Fallen Heroes of War at 11 a.m. … Presentation of stand of colors to Legion of Valor … by Senator Shortridge. … unit will be commanded by Frank J. Irwin, a D.S.C. man and former National Commander of the Disabled American Veterans …
Date Created:
1931
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
Armistice Day observance, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1931

Art collector-Housewife Diana Zlotnick with family displaying part of her collection in North Hollywood, Calif., 1965

Description:
Diana Zlotnick has loaned and donated pieces from her collection to museums and galleries throughout California including San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California State University, Los Angeles and University of Southern California.
Date Created:
November 19, 1965
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Tiffany, Nelson
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
Art collector-Housewife Diana Zlotnick with family displaying part of her collection in North Hollywood, Calif., 1965
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