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Elsie the Borden Cow, star of the 1940 film "Little Men," looking over a fence, Los Angeles, 1940

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Elsie the Borden Cow, the unofficial mascott for Borden dairy products, looking over a fence. After appearing at the New York World's Fair, Elsie was chosen by R.K.O. producer Gene Towne to star in the 1940 film "Little Men," based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott. Elsie arrived in Los Angeles on July 12, 1940
Date:
1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Elsie the Borden Cow, star of the 1940 film "Little Men," looking over a fence, Los Angeles, 1940

Unknown man applies false eyelashes to Elsie the Borden Cow, star of the 1940 film "Little Men," Los Angeles, 1940

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An unknown man applying false eyelashes to Elsie the Borden Cow, the unofficial mascott for Borden dairy products. After appearing at the New York World's Fair, Elsie was chosen by R.K.O. producer Gene Towne to star in the 1940 film "Little Men," based on the novel by Louisa May Alcott. Elsie arrived in Los Angeles on July 12, 1940
Date:
1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Unknown man applies false eyelashes to Elsie the Borden Cow, star of the 1940 film "Little Men," Los Angeles, 1940

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

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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

Police on hand to deal with strikers during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

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Police on hand to deal with 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 on hand to deal with strikers during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Police outside Warner Bros. Studio after the Conference of Studio Unions strike, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Police outside Warner Bros. studio with the trash that is aftermath from 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 outside Warner Bros. Studio after the Conference of Studio Unions strike, Los Angeles, 1945

Actor Ben Lyon on the witness stand during a trial for Albert F. Holland, who wrote 150 love letters to Lyon's wife, actress Bebe Daniels, Los Angeles, 1933

Description:
Actor Ben Lyon on the witness stand during a trial for 36-year-old war veteran Albert F. Holland. Holland's sanity was questioned after he wrote more than 150 love letters to Lyon's wife, actress Bebe Daniels, and claimed to have married her in Mexico. During the case, Holland ran most of his own defense, including a lengthy cross-examination of Lyon. The jury ultimately found Holland to be insane and committed him to the state hospital.
Date:
January 4, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Actor Ben Lyon on the witness stand during a trial for Albert F. Holland, who wrote 150 love letters to Lyon's wife, actress Bebe Daniels, Los Angeles, 1933

Film producer and co-founder of Paramount Pictures, Jesse L. Lasky, with older woman.

Description:
Famous and influential motion picture producer and co-founder of Paramount Pictures, Jesse L. Lasky, photographed with an older woman, possibly his mother Sarah.Jesse Louis Lasky was born in San Francisco, California in 1880. He began a career as a vaudeville performer in his 20s, which led him to business in Hollywood. In 1913, he founded the Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company, with his sister's husband Samuel Goldwyn and close friend Cecil B. DeMille. This company later joined with Adolph Zukor's Famous Players Film Company to release films as Paramount Pictures.
Date:
1930s?
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Film producer and co-founder of Paramount Pictures, Jesse L. Lasky, with older woman.

Cowboy film extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward kisses his wife Mickey Ward during his trial for the murder of fellow extra Johnny Tyke, Los Angeles, July 1940

Description:
Cowboy motion picture extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward kisses his wife Mickey Ward during his trial for the murder of fellow extra John Ainsworth Tyacke (Johnny Tyke) in Gower Gulch. Gower Gulch is the name given to the area near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street where film extras hang out waiting for work; many of the nearby studios produce westerns so often actual working cowboys come here to break into the film business. Ward entered a plea of not guilty based on self defense and temporary insanity. He was ultimately set free after many witnesses attested to Tyke's violent nature.
Date:
between July 15 and July 18, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cowboy film extra Jerome "Blackjack" Ward kisses his wife Mickey Ward during his trial for the murder of fellow extra Johnny Tyke, Los Angeles, July 1940

Cowboy film extras Jerome "Blackjack" Ward and Yukon Jake re-enacting Blackjack's confrontation with fellow extra Johnny Tyke in Gower Gulch, Los Angeles, February 24, 1940

Description:
Cowboy film extras Jerome "Blackjack" Ward (left) and E.L. Jackson a.k.a. "Yukon Jake" re-enact Blackjack's confrontation with fellow extra John Ainsworth Tyacke a.k.a. Johnny Tyke for police. Blackjack allegedly shot Tyke with a .45 in Gower Gulch, the name given to the area near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street where film extras hang out waiting for work. Ward entered a plea of not guilty based on self defense and temporary insanity. He was ultimately set free after many witnesses, including Yukon Jake, attested to Tyke's violent nature.
Date:
February 24, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cowboy film extras Jerome "Blackjack" Ward and Yukon Jake re-enacting Blackjack's confrontation with fellow extra Johnny Tyke in Gower Gulch, Los Angeles, February 24, 1940

Actor Ben Lyon with his wife, actress Bebe Daniels, during a trial for Albert F. Holland, who wrote 150 love letters to Daniels, Los Angeles, 1933

Description:
Actor Ben Lyon with his wife, actress Bebe Daniels, during a trial for 36-year-old war veteran Albert F. Holland. Holland's sanity was questioned after he wrote more than 150 love letters to Daniels and claimed to have married her in Mexico. During the case, Holland ran most of his own defense, including a lengthy cross-examination of Lyon. The jury ultimately found Holland to be insane and committed him to the state hospital.
Date:
January 4, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Actor Ben Lyon with his wife, actress Bebe Daniels, during a trial for Albert F. Holland, who wrote 150 love letters to Daniels, Los Angeles, 1933

Actor Ben Lyon on the witness stand during a trial for Albert F. Holland, who wrote 150 love letters to Lyon's wife, actress Bebe Daniels, Los Angeles, 1933

Description:
Actor Ben Lyon on the witness stand during a trial for 36-year-old war veteran Albert F. Holland. Holland's sanity was questioned after he wrote more than 150 love letters to Lyon's wife, actress Bebe Daniels, and claimed to have married her in Mexico. During the case, Holland ran most of his own defense, including a lengthy cross-examination of Lyon. The jury ultimately found Holland to be insane and committed him to the state hospital.
Date:
January 4, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Actor Ben Lyon on the witness stand during a trial for Albert F. Holland, who wrote 150 love letters to Lyon's wife, actress Bebe Daniels, Los Angeles, 1933