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Advisor Harry Hopkins and others during President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s visit to Los Angeles, October 1, 1935

Description:
Hopkins was a close advisor to President Roosevelt and credited as a major architect of the New Deal and the Works Progress Administration. Photo was taken during Roosevelt’s trip to Los Angeles. Other men are unknown, most likely related to New Deal and WPA (Works Progress Administration) agencies.
Date:
October 1, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Advisor Harry Hopkins and others during President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s visit to Los Angeles, October 1, 1935

Arch-Abbott S. Ohtani presents Mayor Frank L. Shaw with a gift, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
Arch-Abbott S. Ohtani of the Hongwanji Buddhist movement presents Major Frank L. Shaw with a bronze incense burner after visiting American temples. From left to right in the front is Mayor Shaw and Arch-Abbott S. Ohtani. Directly behind them, left to right, is Rev. H. Sasaki of the local temple and Rev. T. Sasaki, secretary to the Arch-Abbott. The three unidentified men are possibly Rev. J. Yukawa, Rev. J.A. Goldwater, Rev. E. Washioka or F. Yano.
Date:
December 31, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Arch-Abbott S. Ohtani presents Mayor Frank L. Shaw with a gift, Los Angeles, 1934

Arch-Abbott S. Ohtani presents Mayor Frank L. Shaw with a gift, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
Arch-Abbott S. Ohtani of the Hongwanji Buddhist movement presents Mayor Frank L. Shaw with a bronze incense burner while visiting American temples. Left to right, Mayor Shaw and S. Ohtani are the two figures in the center. Directly behind them, left to right, is Rev. H. Sasaki of a local temple and Rev. T. Sasaki, secretary for S. Ohtani. The unidentified men possibly include Rev. J. Yukawa, Rev. J.A. Goldwater, Rev. E. Washioka, and F. Yano.
Date:
December 31, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Arch-Abbott S. Ohtani presents Mayor Frank L. Shaw with a gift, Los Angeles, 1934

Bison Hunt fresco by Charles Kassler Jr. at the Los Angeles Central Library, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
Charles Kassler Jr. was a painter, printmaker, and lithographer. He lost a hand during a high school chemistry experiment. He studied art and architecture at Princeton University and the Chicago Art Institute. From 1925 to 1932 Kassler continued his studies while living at various times in New Mexico, Europe, and North Africa. While in France he apprenticed himself to a well-known fresco painter. He was active in Denver before moving to Los Angeles in 1933. He painted murals for the Federal Art Project and was an instructor at the Chouinard Art School (1933-34) and School of Design in Pasadena (1939).
Date:
1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Bison Hunt fresco by Charles Kassler Jr. at the Los Angeles Central Library, Los Angeles, 1934

Capt. Yves Donval poses with French Consul Henri Didot and Mayor Frank L. Shaw, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Capt. Yves Donval of the French naval vessel Jeanne d'Arc poses with French Consul of Los Angeles Henri Didot and Mayor Frank L. Shaw. Possibly to do with the attendance of Capt. Yves Donval to a dinner preceding the twenty-third World Affairs Assembly of the Los Angeles University of International Relations where he was a guest of honor. From left to right, Mayor Frank L. Shaw, Capt. Yves Donval, and Henri Didot.
Date:
[circa January 4, 1935]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Capt. Yves Donval poses with French Consul Henri Didot and Mayor Frank L. Shaw, Los Angeles, 1935

Capt. Yves Donval poses with French Consul Henri Didot and Mayor Frank L. Shaw, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Capt. Yves Donval of the French naval vessel Jeanne d'Arc poses with French Consul of Los Angeles Henri Didot and Mayor Frank L. Shaw. Possibly to do with the attendance of Capt. Yves Donval to a dinner preceding the twenty-third World Affairs Assembly of the Los Angeles University of International Relations where he was a guest of honor. From left to right, Mayor Frank L. Shaw, Capt. Yves Donval, and Henri Didot.
Date:
[circa January 4, 1935]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Capt. Yves Donval poses with French Consul Henri Didot and Mayor Frank L. Shaw, Los Angeles, 1935

Charles B. Wilson, Civil War veteran who escorted Abraham Lincoln to Richmond after the end of the war, Los Angeles, 1927

Description:
Civil War veteran Charles B. Wilson in his home at 2328 Eleventh Avenue, standing next to a wall case with military medals. Another photograph of Charles B. Wilson taken at the same photo session appears in an article titled: "Sidelights on Lincoln Given: Memories of Emancipator Recalled by Angeleno; Civil War Veteran Tells of His Acquaintanceship; Birthday to be Observed by Many Organizations" on 2/12/1927. The article reports 2 stories told by Charles B. Wilson about his encounters with Abraham Lincoln during and after the Civil War.
Date:
February 1927
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Charles B. Wilson, Civil War veteran who escorted Abraham Lincoln to Richmond after the end of the war, Los Angeles, 1927

Chief Davis holds the burning mortgage to the Bide-a-Wee home founded by Minnie Barton, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Chief James Edgar Davis holds a box with the burning mortgage to the Bide-A-Wee home for women. The mortgage was set on fire by Gloria Swanson, silent film actress. Swanson helped Minnie Barton, home founder, pay the mortgage by sending $100 a month for several years. The group gathered to burn the mortgage in celebration of completing payment on the home set up by Barton to help working mothers. Also pictured are Mary Brill, president of the Big Sister League, Superior Judge Georgia Bullock, and Mrs. Robert Ladd Gifford. Minnie Barton was the second woman to join the Los Angeles Police Department and also founded the Barton Home for girls in 1917. Gloria Swanson was an actress best known for her role as Norma Desmond in the film Sunset Boulevard. James E. Davis James Edgar Davis was Los Angeles Chief of Police from 1926–1931 and from 1933-1939.
Date:
January 25, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Chief Davis holds the burning mortgage to the Bide-a-Wee home founded by Minnie Barton, Los Angeles, 1935

Chief of the L.A.P.D. James E. Davis speaks with Capt. William F. Hynes in his office, circa 1934.

Description:
A photograph of Capt. William Hynes, left, in the office of the Chief of Police, James Edgar Davis, right. James E. Davis was the Chief of Police in Los Angeles from 1926-1931, and again from 1933-1939. When he first served in 1926, he was the youngest police chief in Los Angeles history, at age 37.William F. Hynes was a Captain of detectives for the L.A.P.D., and engaged in "busting" Communist, "Red", and/or "radical" activities in Los Angeles. At the time of this photo, Hynes would have likely been the head of the L.A.P.D.'s intelligence bureau, a position he held from 1927 until the bureau was dissolved in 1938.
Date:
1934?
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Chief of the L.A.P.D. James E. Davis speaks with Capt. William F. Hynes in his office, circa 1934.

Col. Henry L. Roosevelt speaks with Mayor Frank L. Shaw and Walter J. Braunschweiger at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Col. Henry L. Roosevelt speaks with Mayor Frank L. Shaw and president of the Chamber of Commerice Walter J. Braunschweiger. Roosevelt was the guest of honor at a luncheon hosted by the directors of the Chamber of Commerce after visiting the Los Angeles Harbor and proclaiming it an ideal naval hub. From left to right, Henry L. Roosevelt, Walter J. Braunschweiger, and Mayor Frank L. Shaw. The Chamber of Commerce was located at 12th St. and Broadway.
Date:
May 13, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Col. Henry L. Roosevelt speaks with Mayor Frank L. Shaw and Walter J. Braunschweiger at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Los Angeles, 1935

Cousin of President Roosevelt, Leila Roosevelt, meets Mayor Frank L. Shaw. March 3, 1934.

Description:
Mayor of Los Angeles, Frank L. Shaw, receives a relative of President Franklin L. Roosevelt, Leila Roosevelt (a.k.a. Mrs. Armand Denis, center), on the steps of City Hall. Miss Roosevelt had just completed a trip around the world by motor, but had broken her arm during her arrival in San Francisco. Her companion and mechanic is Miss Edna Olmsted of Long Island, New York.
Date:
March 3, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cousin of President Roosevelt, Leila Roosevelt, meets Mayor Frank L. Shaw. March 3, 1934.

Cousin of President Roosevelt, Leila Roosevelt, meets Mayor Frank L. Shaw. March 3, 1934.

Description:
Mayor of Los Angeles, Frank L. Shaw, receives a relative of President Franklin L. Roosevelt, Leila Roosevelt (a.k.a. Mrs. Armand Denis, center), on the steps of City Hall. Miss Roosevelt had just completed a trip around the world by motor, but had broken her arm during her arrival in San Francisco. Her companion and mechanic is Miss Edna Olmsted of Long Island, New York.
Date:
March 3, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cousin of President Roosevelt, Leila Roosevelt, meets Mayor Frank L. Shaw. March 3, 1934.

Cult victim Delight Jewett with her father Norman Jewett and U.S. Attorney Fleet Palmer, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:
Delight Jewett, her father Norman Jewett, and U.S. Attorney Fleet Palmer. The seventeen-year-old Delight Jewett, a follower of cult leader Father Divine, was to be a witness in the case against fellow Divine follower John Wuest Hunt, who had molested Jewett under the pretense of immaculate conception. From left to right, Delight Jewett, Fleet Palmer, and Norman Jewett.
Date:
[circa April 19, 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Cult victim Delight Jewett with her father Norman Jewett and U.S. Attorney Fleet Palmer, Los Angeles, 1937