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Construction inside Commercial Exchange Building, Downtown Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Inside the Commercial Exchange Building. Most likely related to 1935 construction that removed a 10-foot section in the middle of the building. Building was owned by the Kress House Moving Company and the work was done by architects and engineers Walker & Eisen. Building at 416 W. 8th St (corner Olive Streets), Downtown Los Angeles.
Date:
1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Construction inside Commercial Exchange Building, Downtown Los Angeles, 1935

Police and strikers during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Description:
Police and strikers during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE.
Date:
October 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police and strikers during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Albert Smith, Jerry Ramlow, and Barney Bernard with gambling equipment confiscated during a police raid on 1019 N. Doheny Rd., Los Angeles, January 1938

Description:
Albert Smith, Jerry Ramlow, and Barney Bernard with equipment confiscated from a police raid on the residence at 1019 North Doheny Road on the night of January 4, 1938. The house was apparently operating as a casino for two weeks before tuxedo-clad policemen infiltrated the party and confiscated gambling equipment, $1755 in cash, and arrested seven men. Almost a hundred others, including high profile film actors and producers, were found at the residence.
Date:
January 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Albert Smith, Jerry Ramlow, and Barney Bernard with gambling equipment confiscated during a police raid on 1019 N. Doheny Rd., Los Angeles, January 1938

Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien who was a witness at the liquor license bribe trial. O'Brien testified that she had paid money to the Board of Equalization in the hopes of having her liquor license reinstated, but never received the reinstated license. Defendants in the bribe trial included several high-ranking officials such as state board of equalization member William G. Bonelli and chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton.
Date:
March 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien who was a witness at the liquor license bribe trial. O'Brien testified that she had paid money to the Board of Equalization in the hopes of having her liquor license reinstated, but never received the reinstated license. Defendants in the bribe trial included several high-ranking officials such as state board of equalization member William G. Bonelli and chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton.
Date:
March 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cafe operator Agnes O'Brien on the witness stand during the liquor license bribe trial, Los Angeles, 1937

James J. Boyle, Rex Thomson, Lew Harwood, C.C. Talbot, and Culbert Olson stand in a field used as county food cooperative, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:
J.J Boyle, Rex Thomson, Lew Harwood, C.C. Talbot, and Culbert Olson stand in a field that was to be used as a cooperative for the unemployed of Los Angeles county. Possibly included in the picture is Bruce McDaniel, general manager of Mutual Orange Distributers. Thomson served as the Chief Assistant Superintendent of Charities. Olson was the 29th Governor of California from 1939 to 1943.
Date:
1930/1939
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
James J. Boyle, Rex Thomson, Lew Harwood, C.C. Talbot, and Culbert Olson stand in a field used as county food cooperative, Los Angeles, 1930s

Three cooperative supporters pictured with cows, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:
J.J Boyle, Rex Thomson, Lew Harwood, C.C. Talbot, and Culbert Olson visited a cooperative. Three of the men stand with cows on a field that was to be used as a cooperative for the unemployed of Los Angeles county. Possibly included in the picture is Bruce McDaniel, general manager of Mutual Orange Distributers. Thomson served as the Chief Assistant Superintendent of Charities. Olson was the 29th Governor of California from 1939 to 1943.
Date:
1930/1939
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Three cooperative supporters pictured with cows, Los Angeles, 1930s

Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson with her nurse Ella Nordin and her business manager Giles Knight in her attorney's office, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson with her former nurse Ella Nordin and her business manager Giles Knight in the office of attorney Arndt. McPherson's former attorney Jacob Moidel had pressed a suit against her accusing her of illegally discharging him, which she contended with accusations that Moidel had attempted to force her to resign from her position at her church. Nordin and Knight were to give testimony about threatening messages received from Moidel.
Date:
[circa October 30, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson with her nurse Ella Nordin and her business manager Giles Knight in her attorney's office, Los Angeles, 1937

Birthday/retirement party for William L. Brashear thrown by his co-workers at the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, Los Angeles, circa 1940

Description:
William L. Brashear receiving a gift from M. A. Nugent at his birthday/retirement party from the Southern Pacific Railroad Company. I. A. Cain squats to the left holding a birthday cake and a large crowd of railroad employees is gathered around the lounge chair Brashear is seated in.
Date:
[1940]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Birthday/retirement party for William L. Brashear thrown by his co-workers at the Southern Pacific Railroad Company, Los Angeles, circa 1940

Mae West in court during questioning about earnings from her role in the movie "She Done Him Wrong," Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Mae West (August 17, 1893–November 22, 1980) in court during questioning about profits earned from her role in the movie "She Done Him Wrong." Writer Mark Linden accused West of failing to provide half of the profits she earned from selling his play to Paramount in order to produce the film. The judge ruled that West did not owe the writer any of the additional money she received as salary for her role as an actress. West was an American actress, playwright, and screenwriter.
Date:
February 20, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Mae West in court during questioning about earnings from her role in the movie "She Done Him Wrong," Los Angeles, 1940

Tony Cornero's newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill or Lux, anchored offshore of Los Angeles, 1946

Description:
Tony Cornero’s newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill (also known as the Lux), which was meant to operate offshore of Los Angeles. After the Bunker Hill’s opening night, however, Cornero and five of his aides were arrested on felony charges of criminal conspiracy to conduct gambling games and serve alcohol without a license. After his arrest, Cornero announced that he was ready to go to the United States Supreme court to keep the Bunker Hill running. Cornero was also “admiral” of the Rex, another gambling vessel which was forced to suspend operations in 1938.
Date:
August 9, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Tony Cornero's newly refurbished gambling ship, the Bunker Hill or Lux, anchored offshore of Los Angeles, 1946

Craft workers on strike stand outside Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Craft workers on strike stand outside Paramount Studios. Nearly 2500 craft studio workers went on strike against major motion picture studios, including MGM, Warner Brothers, and Paramount. The strike was issued by Charles Lessing, president of the Federated Motion Picture Crafts, and the American Federation of Labor.
Date:
July 31, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Craft workers on strike stand outside Paramount Pictures, Los Angeles, 1937

Chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton with his attorney Richard H. Sampson at the liquor license bribe trial, Oct 1939 - May 1940

Description:
Chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton (right) and his attorney, Richard H. Sampson at the liquor license bribe trial. Templeton is accused of involvement in a liquor license bribe scandal in which he allegedly conspired with at least six others to extort money from liquor retailers under threat of causing them to lose their liquor license
Date:
between October 24, 1939 and May 29, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton with his attorney Richard H. Sampson at the liquor license bribe trial, Oct 1939 - May 1940

William J. Cook, Edward Levine, and unidentified man at the liquor license bribe trial, Oct. 1939 - May 1940

Description:
William J. Cook (left), friend and campaign worker for William G. Bonelli, lobbyist Edward Levine (center), and unknown (last name O'Brien?) at the liquor license bribe trial. Cook and Levine are both accused of involvement in a liquor license bribe scandal in which they allegedly conspired with at least five others to extort money from liquor retailers under threat of causing them to lose their liquor license
Date:
between October 24, 1939 and May 29, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
William J. Cook, Edward Levine, and unidentified man at the liquor license bribe trial, Oct. 1939 - May 1940

Mae West in court during questioning about earnings from her role in the movie "She Done Him Wrong," Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Mae West (August 17, 1893–November 22, 1980) in court during questioning about profits earned from her role in the movie "She Done Him Wrong." Writer Mark Linden accused West of failing to provide half of the profits she earned from selling his play to Paramount in order to produce the film. The judge ruled that West did not owe the writer any of the additional money she received as salary for her role as an actress. West was an American actress, playwright, and screenwriter.
Date:
February 20, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Mae West in court during questioning about earnings from her role in the movie "She Done Him Wrong," Los Angeles, 1940

Police and strikers gathered outside a bus during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Description:
Police and strikers gathered outside a bus during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE.
Date:
October 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police and strikers gathered outside a bus during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

State board of equalization member William G. Bonelli and A. Brigham Rose at the liquor license bribe trial, Oct. 1939 - May 29, 1940

Description:
State board of equalization member William G. Bonelli (left) talking with attorney A. Brigham Rose at the liquor license bribe trial. Bonelli is accused of involvement in a liquor license bribe scandal in which he and at least six others allegedly conspired to extort money from liquor retailers under threat of causing them to lose their liquor license. Rose is representation for Ed Levine, a lobbyist, also involved in the scandal
Date:
between October 24, 1939 and May 29, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
State board of equalization member William G. Bonelli and A. Brigham Rose at the liquor license bribe trial, Oct. 1939 - May 29, 1940

Chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton with attorney James Flanagan at the liquor license bribe trial, Oct. 1939 - May 1940

Description:
Chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton (right) with attorney James Flanagan at the liquor license bribe trial. Templeton is charged with involvement in a liquor license pay-off scandal in which he allegedly conspired with at least six others to extort money from liquor retailers under threat of causing them to lose their liquor license
Date:
between October 24, 1939 and May 29, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Chief liquor control officer Merle Templeton with attorney James Flanagan at the liquor license bribe trial, Oct. 1939 - May 1940

Tiger trainer Mabel Stark stands by a cage containing two of her tigers at the Shrine Charity Circus, Los Angeles, June 1946

Description:
Tiger trainer Mabel Stark stands by a cage containing two of her tigers. Stark is referred to as the world's first female tiger trainer. Here, she is at Shrine Auditorium for the annual Shrine Charity Circus. The Shrine Charity Circus is a 10-day event, which features an indoor show by the Polack Bros. Circus. Orphaned and underprivileged children are allowed to visit the circus as their admission is paid by affluent members of the community. The circus also travels to the children's hospital to entertain sick children who can't attend. Proceeds from the circus go to Shrine charitable activities.
Date:
between June 8 and June 18, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Tiger trainer Mabel Stark stands by a cage containing two of her tigers at the Shrine Charity Circus, Los Angeles, June 1946

Women and children gather in support of the United Mill, Mine, and Smelter Workers Union who were on strike during the building of the Colorado River Aqueduct, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Women and children gather in support of the United Mill, Mine, and Smelter Workers Union. 1000 union workers walked out of the San Jacinto Tunnel project, part of the Colorado River Aqueduct, on August 15, 1937. The women and children assisted the protesting workers in continuing to strike. The workers had requested that Mine, Mill and Smelter be the sole bargaining agent for all tunnel construction workers. Approximately 500 non-union workers continued to operate essential maintenence and machinery for the tunnel project. Circa August 16, 1937.
Date:
August 16, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Women and children gather in support of the United Mill, Mine, and Smelter Workers Union who were on strike during the building of the Colorado River Aqueduct, Los Angeles, 1937

Los Angeles County's prize-winning Belgian draft horses are sold at auction. April 18, 1934.

Description:
One of the twenty-six Belgian draft horses being auctioned off by Los Angeles County at Los Angeles's Union Stock Yards. L.A. County's Board of Supervisors had assessed that the draft horses, though they had won many prizes and obtained national recognition, were too expensive to continue to care for. The twenty-six horses netted $11,367.50 at auction.
Date:
April 18, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Los Angeles County's prize-winning Belgian draft horses are sold at auction. April 18, 1934.

Los Angeles County's prize-winning Belgian draft horses are sold at auction. April 18, 1934.

Description:
Five of the twenty-six Belgian draft horses being auctioned off by Los Angeles County at Los Angeles's Union Stock Yards. L.A. County's Board of Supervisors had assessed that the draft horses, though they had won many prizes and obtained national recognition, were too expensive to continue to care for. The twenty-six horses netted $11,367.50 at auction.
Date:
April 18, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Los Angeles County's prize-winning Belgian draft horses are sold at auction. April 18, 1934.

Brothers Benny and Tony Lucey Castellucci reunited after 32 years in Benny's Italian café, Los Angeles, February 28, 1940

Description:
Brothers and restaurateurs Benny and Anthony “Tony Lucey” Castellucci who were reunited after 32 years when Tony Lucey dropped in to Benny’s Italian café to check out his competition. The two men started talking and found out they were brothers who had been separated when they each left Italy to seek their fortunes in America in 1908 and 1913.
Date:
February 28, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Brothers Benny and Tony Lucey Castellucci reunited after 32 years in Benny's Italian café, Los Angeles, February 28, 1940

Strikers outside RKO Pictures during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Description:
Strikers pacing in front of a "No Help Wanted" sign at RKO Pictures during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE.
Date:
October 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Strikers outside RKO Pictures during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Police keep the peace during the Conference of Studio Unions strike, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Description:
Police keep the peace during during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE.
Date:
October 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police keep the peace during the Conference of Studio Unions strike, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Fire fighters respond to a fire at the Goodwill Industries premises in the Baker Block building, Los Angeles, January 14, 1938

Description:
Fire fighters respond to a fire at the Goodwill Industries premises in the Baker Block building. Remarkably, 400 crippled and elderly men and women, as well as 20 children in the nursery, escaped unharmed. Firefighters were able to keep the blaze from spreading throught the entire building, which had been in use since 1868. A short circuit in the electrical department on the ground floor was suspected to be the cause of the fire.
Date:
January 14, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Fire fighters respond to a fire at the Goodwill Industries premises in the Baker Block building, Los Angeles, January 14, 1938

Actor Eddie Cantor and movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn, embroiled in legal suit against Warner Bros. Circa May, 1934.

Description:
Actor and singer Eddie Cantor, left, and movie producer and mogul Samuel Goldwyn, right. The photo was likely taken in conjunction with a suit brought by Goldwyn against Warner Bros. Pictures, in order to prevent the studio from using dance director and choreographer Busby Berkeley, until Berkeley completed a picture for Goldwyn starring Cantor. Berkeley was under contract to Warner Brothers, but the two studios had an agreement that he would work on two pictures per year for Goldwyn.Cantor testified for Goldwyn in the suit on May 4, 1934.
Date:
[circa May 4, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Actor Eddie Cantor and movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn, embroiled in legal suit against Warner Bros. Circa May, 1934.