Collection: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives / Date: 1937 - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

14-year-old Ray Charlton, the Marble Champion of Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: 14-year-old Ray Charlton, the Marble Champion of Los Angeles, surrounded by spectators as he competes. Charlton beat our over 50 competitors in the event directed by the Los Angeles Playground Department. He received a genuine agate shooter as a prize.
Date:: December 29, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Abandoned child smiles at the camera as an unidentified man looks on, Los Angeles, October 30, 1937

Description:: An abandoned child smiling at the camera with an unidentified man. The child was brought in by Mrs. Anna Hollando
Date:: October 30, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Helen Wills Love with Veda Sullivan and juror Mary Plettner at Love's trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Mary Plettner (left), juror for the Helen Wills Love (right) murder trial, and Vada Sullivan, apparently a court officer (center). Mrs. Plettner was excused from her juror duties when she was found to be drunk on grain alcohol. Judge Smith found Plettner in contempt of court but delayed her sentence until the next day because of her condition.
Date:: March 9, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Accused murderer Helen Wills Love with Veda Sullivan and juror Mary Plettner at Love's trial, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Mary Plettner (left), juror for the Helen Wills Love (right) murder trial, was excused from her juror duties when she was found to be drunk on grain alcohol. Vada Sullivan, apparently a court officer, is pictured steadying Mrs. Plettner. Judge Smith found Plettner in contempt of court but delayed her sentence until the next day because of her condition.
Date:: March 9, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actor Clark Gable seated, surrounded by group of five men, circa 1937

Date:: 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actor Edmund Burns and his wife in conversation with Danish hotelier Axel Springborg and his wife, Los Angeles (?), 1930s

Description:: Actor Edmund Burns and his wife in conversation with Danish hotelier Axel Springborg and his wife, who are the owners of Glen Ivy Hot Springs.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actor Jack Holt and his son Tim Holt, also an actor, Los Angeles

Description:: Tim Holt (left) with his father Jack Holt. Both Holts were successful film actors, known mostly for their work in Westerns.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actor Paul Muni and his wife Bella at the Academy Awards, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Actor Paul Muni and his wife Bella at the 1937 Academy Awards. That year, Paul Muni's costar in "The Good Earth" Luisa Rainer won Best Actress for her role.
Date:: [circa March 6, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actors John and Lionel Barrymore, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Actors and brothers John and Lionel Barrymore.
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actors Paul Muni and Victor McLaglen holding an Oscar at the Academy Awards, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Actors Paul Muni and Victor McLaglen holding an Oscar award at the 1937 Academy Awards. That year, Paul Muni's costar in "The Good Earth" Luisa Rainer won Best Actress for her role. Victor McLaglen won for Best Actor in 1935 for his role in "The Informer."
Date:: [circa March 6, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actress Anna May Wong sitting at desk with Los Angeles District Attorney Buron Fitts reviewing extortion letters, Los Angeles, 1937

Date:: 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actress Gail Patrick, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Gail Patrick, a prominent actress. She starred in films such as "My Man Godfrey" and "Dangerous to Know."
Date:: [circa May 9, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actress Helen Fortescue Reynolds, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Actress Helen Fortescue Reynolds sits on chair. Reynolds was an American actress who appeared in films during the late 1930s and 1940s. She was also known by Helene Whitney, Helene Reynolds, and Joyce Gardner.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actress Helen Fortescue Reynolds, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Actress Helen Fortescue Reynolds sits on chair. Reynolds was an American actress who appeared in films during the late 1930s and 1940s. She was also known as Helene Whitney, Helene Reynolds, and Joyce Gardner.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actress Helen Fortescue Reynolds, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Actress Helen Fortescue Reynolds sits on chair. Reynolds was an American actress who appeared in films during the late 1930s and 1940s. She was also known by Helene Whitney, Helene Reynolds, and Joyce Gardner.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actress Marsha Hunt photographed with sister Marjorie.

Description:: Actress Marsha Hunt, on right, pictured with sister Marjorie.
Date:: [between 1932-1937?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actress Marsha Hunt poses for the camera with sister Marjorie.

Description:: Actress Marsha Hunt, at right, poses for the camera with sister Marjorie.
Date:: [between 1932-1937?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actress Marsha Hunt receives a document from Judge Marshall McComb.

Description:: Actress Marsha Hunt smiles as she receives a document from Judge Marshall McComb.
Date:: [between 1932-1937?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actress Marsha Hunt, smiling, 1933-1937

Description:: Actress Marsha Hunt smiles in an early photograph.
Date:: [between 1933-1937?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actress Phyllis Brooks at an airfield, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Actress Phyllis Brooks at an airfield wearing a fur-lined coat and a fedora, with an airplane visible in the background. Brooks was originally known as the "Ipana Toothpaste Girl," and dated leading men such as Carey Grant and Howard Hughes before marrying a close friend of President John F. Kennedy, Congressman Torbert Macdonald.
Date:: [1937?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actress Phyllis Brooks wearing a fur-lined coat and fedora, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Actress Phyllis Brooks wearing a fur-lined coat and a fedora, with an airplane visible in the background. Brooks was originally known as the "Ipana Toothpaste Girl," and dated leading men such as Carey Grant and Howard Hughes before marrying a close friend of President John F. Kennedy, Congressman Torbert Macdonald.
Date:: [1937?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Adults and children ride on wooden raft in flood waters, Long Beach, 1930s

Description:: Unidentified man helps a woman onto a wooden raft in flood waters. The wooden raft is steered by a group of children using sticks.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Aerial view from the Tupolev ANT-25 flown from Moscow to San Jacinto, CA, breaking the world long-distance flight record. July 14, 1937.

Description:: Aerial view from the Tupolev ANT-25 long-range Soviet airplane that Mikhail Gromov, Andrei Yumashev, and Sergei Danilin piloted from Moscow to a field outside San Jacinto, CA. The flight broke the record for longest non-stop flight, and helped to popularize the polar air route from Europe to North America. July 14, 1937.
Date:: July 14, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Aerial view from Tupolev ANT-25 airplane flown from Moscow to San Jacinto, CA, breaking the world long-distance flight record. July 14, 1937.

Description:: Aerial view from the Tupolev ANT-25 long-range Soviet airplane that Mikhail Gromov, Andrei Yumashev, and Sergei Danilin piloted from Moscow to a field outside San Jacinto, CA. The flight broke the record for longest non-stop flight, and helped to popularize the polar air route from Europe to North America. July 14, 1937.
Date:: July 14, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Aerial view from Tupolev ANT-25 airplane flown from Moscow to San Jacinto, CA, breaking the world long-distance flight record. July 14, 1937.

Description:: Aerial view from the Tupolev ANT-25 long-range Soviet airplane that Mikhail Gromov, Andrei Yumashev, and Sergei Danilin piloted from Moscow to a field outside San Jacinto, CA. The flight broke the record for longest non-stop flight, and helped to popularize the polar air route from Europe to North America. July 14, 1937.
Date:: July 14, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Aerial view of New Chinatown, Los Angeles (Calif.)

Description:: Aerial view of New Chinatown, Los Angeles following its relocation and renewal north of the Union Station area.
Date:: ca. 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Aerial view of parade route for the Mystic Shrine's Durbar Festival, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Crowds gathered to participate in the celebration of the Mystic Shrine's Durbar festival. 20,000 spectators enjoyed street parades on South Olive Street and festivities at the Shrine Auditorium.
Date:: June 12, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Aerial view of parade route for the Mystic Shrine's Durbar Festival, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Crowds gathered to participate in the celebration of the Mystic Shrine's Durbar festival. 20,000 spectators enjoyed street parades on South Olive Street and festivities at the Shrine Auditorium.
Date:: June 12, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Aerial view of parade route for the Mystic Shrine's Durbar Festival, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Crowds gathered to participate in the celebration of the Mystic Shrine's Durbar festival. 20,000 spectators enjoyed street parades on South Olive Street and festivities at the Shrine Auditorium.
Date:: June 12, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Aerial view of parade route for the Mystic Shrine's Durbar Festival, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Aerial view of crowds gathered to participate in the celebration of the Mystic Shrine's Durbar festival. 20,000 spectators enjoyed street parades on South Olive Street and festivities at the Shrine Auditorium.
Date:: June 12, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Aerial view of the Elysian Park landslide, Los Angeles, November 1937

Description:: Aerial view of the Elysian Park landslide. The landslide started near the top of Buena Vista Peak as a small crack in the earth. The crack began separating at a rate of about half an inch every 24 hours, then became a meandering zig-zag, and finally a landslide on November 26, 1937. During the landslide 1,500,000 tons of loose rock and dirt tumbled down the hill and onto a 600 foot stretch of Riverside Drive. The disaster caused rerouting of traffic and attracted thousands of spectators. Because the initial crack was identified early, damage and injuries were largely avoided
Date:: November 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Aerial view of the Labor Day Parade, Los Angeles, September 6, 1937

Description:: Float featuring a music stand and guitar passes by the crowds gathered to watch the Labor Day Parade.
Date:: September 6, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Aerial view of the Santa Anita horse paddock, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:: Aerial view of the Santa Anita horse paddock, likely taken on opening day of the track's fourth racing season.
Date:: [December 25, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

African American soldiers entertain at Camp Ord, Monterey Bay Peninsula (Calif.)

Description:: Camp Ord was the tent city that served as barracks for Fort Ord soldiers during World War Two.
Date:: ca. 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Aimee Semple McPherson sits at a desk reading a book, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Aimee Semple McPherson sits at a desk reading a book. McPherson was a noted evangelist and founder of the Angelus Temple and the Foursquare Church.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Airplane at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant, the location of a sit-down strike, Santa Monica, 1937

Description:: An airplane at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant where workers participated in a sit-down strike. A bitter struggle ensued between union labor leaders whether or not to support the strike.
Date:: [circa February 25, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Airplane at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant, the location of a sit-down strike, Santa Monica, 1937

Description:: An airplane at the Douglas Aircraft Corporation plant, where workers participated in a sit-down strike. A bitter struggle ensued between union labor leaders whether or not to support the strike.
Date:: [circa February 25, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Airplane wreckage after head-on collision with an automobile at Clover Field, Santa Monica, 1937

Description:: Airplane wreckage after head-on collision with an automobile at Clover Field. Four were injured in the accident, including the pilot, his passenger, and one of the two occupants in the automobile. The driver of the automobile was arrested.
Date:: January 19, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Alabama Crimson Tide football team arrives in Pasadena for the 1938 Rose Bowl game, December 24, 1937

Description:: The Alabama Crimson Tide football team arrives in Pasadena for their appearance in the 1938 Rose Bowl Game. Alabama lost the game (13-0) to the California Golden Bears from UC Berkeley, ending a four game winning streak in Rose Bowl appearances for the Crimson Tide.
Date:: [December 24, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Alabama Crimson Tide football team arriving at the Pasadena train station for 1938 Rose Bowl Game, December 24, 1937

Description:: The Alabama Crimson Tide football team arriving at the Pasadena train station for their appearance in the 24th Rose Bowl game. Alabama lost the game (13-0) to the California Golden Bears from UC Berkeley, ending a four game winning streak in Rose Bowl appearances for the Crimson Tide.
Date:: [December 24, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Alameda County float in the Admission Day parade, Santa Monica, September 9, 1937

Description:: "Greetings" float from Oakland and Alameda County in the California Admission Day parade, held in Santa Monica. The parade, led by Governor Merriam, was a feature event of the three day Admission Day celebration, which commemorated the 87th anniversary of the day California became a state
Date:: September 9, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Albert Dyer murder trial juror Harby Harold breaks the tension for fellow jurors Shirley Angranoff, Butler E. Shaw, George Ritchie, and James D. Kelly, Los Angeles, August 1937

Description:: Juror Harold Harby (bottom left) lifts his foot in the air to break the tension during the Albert Dyer trial. Fellow jurors (left to right) Shirley Angranoff, Butler E. Shaw, George Ritchie, and James D. Kelly laugh. The trial was for Albert Dyer, a 32 year old W.P.A crossing guard who confessed to the murders of three Inglewood girls. Dyer admitted to luring the girls; Madeline Everett (9), Melba Everett (7), and Jeanette Stephens (8) into the woods on the pretense of helping them catch rabbits and then strangled them in succession. Dyer was sentenced to death after the jury's two day debate. On September 16, 1938 at San Quentin Prison, Dyer was one of the last people to be hung in the state of California
Date:: between August 25 and 27, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Albert Dyer on trial for the murder of three Inglewood girls, Los Angeles, August 1937

Description:: Albert Dyer, a 32 year old W.P.A crossing guard who confessed to the murders of three Inglewood girls, at his trial. Dyer admitted to luring the girls; Madeline Everett (9), Melba Everett (7), and Jeanette Stephens (8) into the woods on the pretense of helping them catch rabbits and then strangled them in succession. Extra deputy sheriffs were on guard outside the trial to control the crowds of angry and thrill-seeking people they expected would come to witness the trial of this heinous crime. Dyer was sentenced to death after the jury's two day debate. On September 16, 1938 at San Quentin Prison, Dyer was one of the last people to be hung in the state of California
Date:: August 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Albert Dyer on trial for the murder of three Inglewood girls, Los Angeles, August 1937

Description:: Albert Dyer, a 32 year old W.P.A crossing guard who confessed to the murders of three Inglewood girls, at his trial. Dyer admitted to luring the girls; Madeline Everett (9), Melba Everett (7), and Jeanette Stephens (8) into the woods on the pretense of helping them catch rabbits and then strangled them in succession. Extra deputy sheriffs were on guard outside the trial to control the crowds of angry and thrill-seeking people they expected would come to witness the trial of this heinous crime. Dyer was sentenced to death after the jury's two day debate. On September 16, 1938 at San Quentin Prison, Dyer was one of the last people to be hung in the state of California
Date:: August 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Albert Dyer on trial for the murder of three Inglewood girls, Los Angeles, August 1937

Description:: Albert Dyer, a 32 year old W.P.A crossing guard who confessed to the murders of three Inglewood girls, at his trial. Dyer admitted to luring the girls; Madeline Everett (9), Melba Everett (7), and Jeanette Stephens (8) into the woods on the pretense of helping them catch rabbits and then strangled them in succession. Extra deputy sheriffs were on guard outside the trial to control the crowds of angry and thrill-seeking people they expected would come to witness the trial of this heinous crime. Dyer was sentenced to death after the jury's two day debate. On September 16, 1938 at San Quentin Prison, Dyer was one of the last people to be hung in the state of California
Date:: August 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Albert Dyer with a pitcher of water during a break in his murder trial, Los Angeles, August 1937

Date:: August 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Albert Dyer with his lawyer Ellery Cuff in court, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Albert Dyer and his lawyer Ellery Cuff at Dyer's murder trial. Dyer lured three Inglewood girls to the hills, where he strangled them to death with his hands as well as rope. From left to right is Albert Dyer and public defender Cuff.
Date:: [circa August 10, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Albert Dyer with his lawyer Ellery Cuff in court, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Albert Dyer and his lawyer Ellery Cuff in court. Dyer lured three Inglewood girls to the hills, where he strangled them to death with his hands as well as rope. From left to right is Albert Dyer and public defender Cuff.
Date:: [circa August 10, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Albert Dyer with his lawyers William Neeley and Ellery Cuff in court, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Child-murderer Albert Dyer and his public defenders William Neeley and Ellery Cuff in court at Dyer's trial. Dyer lured three Inglewood girls to the hills, where he strangled them to death with his hands as well as rope. From left to right, Albert Dyer, Neeley, and Cuff.
Date:: [circa August 10, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Albert Dyer with his lawyers William Neeley and Ellery Cuff in court, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Child-murderer Albert Dyer with his lawyers Ellery Cuff and William Neeley in court. Dyer lured three Inglewood girls to the hills, where he strangled them to death with his hands as well as rope. He was eventually found guilty and executed. From left to right, Albert Dyer, Ellery Cuff, and William Neeley.
Date:: [circa August 10, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Alhambra Legion auxiliary team captain Marion de Varanne sitting with Dorothea Carlson, Los Angeles

Description:: Alhambra Legion auxiliary team captain Marion de Varanne (left) sitting with Dorothea Carlson
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Ambulance in downtown Los Angeles.

Description:: An ambulance in downtown Los Angeles on Hill St. near LA's Subway Terminal building, between W. 4th and W. 5th streets and adjacent to Pershing Square.
Date:: [between 1930-1940?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Ambulance in downtown Los Angeles.

Description:: An ambulance on Hill St. in downtown Los Angeles, between W. 6th and W. 7th streets.
Date:: [between 1930-1940?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

American actor Slim Summerville, best known for his work in silent comedies, Los Angeles

Description:: American actor and director Slim Summerville (right) with an unknown man. Summerville made the transition between silent to sound films. He was best known for his work in silent comedies but he also acted in dramas, such as All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and directed over 50 short films.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

American actor Slim Summerville, best known for his work in silent comedies, Los Angeles

Description:: American actor and director Slim Summerville (right) with an unknown man. Summerville made the transition between silent to sound films. He was best known for his work in silent comedies but he also acted in dramas, such as All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and directed over 50 short films.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

American actor Slim Summerville, best known for his work in silent comedies, Los Angeles

Description:: American actor and director Slim Summerville (right) with an unknown man. Summerville made the transition between silent to sound films. He was best known for his work in silent comedies but he also acted in dramas, such as All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and directed over 50 short films.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

American actor Slim Summerville, best known for his work in silent comedies, Los Angeles

Description:: American actor and director Slim Summerville. Summerville made the transition between silent to sound films. He was best known for his work in silent comedies but he also acted in dramas, such as ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) and directed over 50 short films.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

American actor Slim Summerville, best known for his work in silent comedies, Los Angeles

Description:: American actor and director Slim Summerville. Summerville made the transition between silent to sound films. He was best known for his work in silent comedies but he also acted in dramas, such as All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and directed over 50 short films.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

American actor Slim Summerville, best known for his work in silent comedies, Los Angeles

Description:: American actor and director Slim Summerville (right) with an unknown man. Summerville made the transition between silent to sound films. He was best known for his work in silent comedies but he also acted in dramas, such as ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) and directed over 50 short films.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

American actor Slim Summerville, best known for his work in silent comedies, Los Angeles

Description:: American actor and director Slim Summerville (right) with an unknown man. Summerville made the transition between silent to sound films. He was best known for his work in silent comedies but he also acted in dramas, such as All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and directed over 50 short films.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

American actor Slim Summerville, best known for his work in silent comedies, Los Angeles

Description:: American actor and director Slim Summerville (right) with an unknown man. Summerville made the transition between silent to sound films. He was best known for his work in silent comedies but he also acted in dramas, such as All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and directed over 50 short films.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

American actor Slim Summerville, best known for his work in silent comedies, Los Angeles

Description:: American actor and director Slim Summerville. Summerville made the transition between silent to sound films. He was best known for his work in silent comedies but he also acted in dramas, such as All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and directed over 50 short films.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

American artist Rockwell Kent and his wife Frances Lee Kent, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: American artist Rockwell Kent and his wife Frances Lee Kent. Kent lectured at the Philharmonic Auditorium on "Warm Hearts and Cold Feet in Greenland," where he showed motion pictures of the scenes he described.
Date:: [circa March 7, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

American artist Rockwell Kent at his desk, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: American artist Rockwell Kent at his desk. Kent lectured at the Philharmonic Auditorium on "Warm Hearts and Cold Feet in Greenland," where he showed motion pictures of the scenes he described.
Date:: [circa March 7, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Archbishop John Joseph Cantwell in vestments with other Catholic clergy, circa 1937

Date:: 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Archbishop John Joseph Cantwell, the first archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Bishop John Joseph Cantwell, the first archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Date:: [1937]
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Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Assemblyman Paul A. Richie, chairman of the labor and capital committee, Sacramento, 1937

Description:: Assemblyman Paul A. Richie, the chairman of the interim committee on labor and capital. The committee was investigating the strike situation affecting the San Jacinto tunnel on the Colorado River aqueduct.
Date:: October 27, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Attorney A. Brigham Rose and grand jury member Clifford E. Clinton facing charges of contempt, Los Angeles, December 1937

Description:: Attorney A. Brigham Rose (seated left) and county grand jury member Clifford E. Clinton in the courtroom. Rose and Clinton, along with Clinton's fellow grand jury member Harry L. Ferguson and Rose's legal secretary Pauline Huff were charged with contempt when they allegedly withheld information regarding Clinton's investigation of vice and gambling in Los Angeles county. Superior Judge Wilson dropped the charges, calling them legally insufficient. An attempt to renew the citations of contempt was quickly abandoned when Rose, Clifford, Ferguson, and Huff finally took the stand to testify.
Date:: between November 30 and December 7, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Attorney at table and spectators and witnesses seated behind him during unidentified hearing in courtroom with model cars on table

Description:: Attorney seated with papers in front of him on table. Woman who testified is seated behind him along with other spectators.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Attorney John C. Packard in the courtroom, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: John C. Packard, well-known attorney for liberals and C.I.O. labor organizations, reading in the courtroom
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Attorney John C. Packard in the courtroom, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: John C. Packard, well-known attorney for liberals and C.I.O. labor organizations, in the courtroom
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Attorney John C. Packard in the courtroom, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: John C. Packard, well-known attorney for liberals and C.I.O. labor organizations, reading in the courtroom
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Attorney John C. Packard in the courtroom, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: John C. Packard, well-known attorney for liberals and C.I.O. labor organizations, in the courtroom
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Attorney John C. Packard in the courtroom, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: John C. Packard, well-known attorney for liberals and C.I.O. labor organizations, in the courtroom
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Attorney John C. Packard in the courtroom, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: John C. Packard, well-known attorney for liberals and C.I.O. labor organizations, in the courtroom
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Attorney John C. Packard in the courtroom, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: John C. Packard, well-known attorney for liberals and C.I.O. labor organizations, in the courtroom
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Attorney John C. Packard in the courtroom, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: John C. Packard, well-known attorney for liberals and C.I.O. labor organizations, in the courtroom
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Attorney R. M. Trezevant reading a piece of paper with Carl and Ruby Crockett, Los Angeles

Description:: Attorney R.M. Trezevant (center) reading a piece of paper with Carl and Ruby Crockett.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Attorney R. M. Trezevant reading a piece of paper with Carl and Ruby Crockett, Los Angeles

Description:: Attorney R.M. Trezevant (center) reading a piece of paper with Carl and Ruby Crockett
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Attorneys Arthur Veitch and Jerry Giesler on the stand with Jack Allen, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Lawyers Harold Lee "Jerry" Giesler and Arthur Veitch on a courtroom stand with Jack Allen. Jerry Giesler was a criminal defense lawyer and the first president of the Criminal Courts Bar Association. Arthur Veitch was a district attorney.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Attorneys, witnesses, and family members gather during the trial of Patrolman W.H. Redding who was accused of murdering longshoreman Norman Gregg, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Attorneys, witnesses, and family members gather during the trial of Patrolman W.H. Redding who was accused of murdering longshoreman Norman Gregg. Gregg who was known as "Big Bill" was shot by Patrolman W.H. Redding, and his death created an uproar amongst longshoremen. Traffic was blocked by demonstrations, and a shrine was constructed around the scene of the shooting.
Date:: 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Australian actress Constance Worth, during her marriage annulment suit with famed Irish actor George Brent, circa August 13, 1937.

Description:: Australian actress Constance Worth pictured with one of her lawyers, during her marriage annulment proceedings. Her husband, actor George Brent, contested that their short marriage was not legal, because they had been married in Mexico but had not followed Mexican marriage laws. Worth's legal team asserted that the marriage was in fact legal.Circa August 13, 1937.
Date:: August 13, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Australian actress Constance Worth, during her marriage annulment suit with famed Irish actor George Brent, circa August 13, 1937.

Description:: Australian actress Constance Worth pictured with one of her lawyers, during her marriage annulment proceedings. Her husband, actor George Brent, contested that their short marriage was not legal, because they had been married in Mexico but had not followed Mexican marriage laws. Worth's legal team asserted that the marriage was in fact legal.Circa August 13, 1937.
Date:: [circa August 13, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Australian actress Constance Worth, during her marriage annulment suit with famed Irish actor George Brent, circa August 13, 1937.

Description:: Australian actress Constance Worth pictured with one of her lawyers, during her marriage annulment proceedings. Her husband, actor George Brent, contested that their short marriage was not legal, because they had been married in Mexico but had not followed Mexican marriage laws. Worth's legal team asserted that the marriage was in fact legal.Circa August 13, 1937.
Date:: [circa August 13, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Australian actress Constance Worth, during her marriage annulment suit with famed Irish actor George Brent, circa August 13, 1937.

Description:: Australian actress Constance Worth pictured with one of her lawyers, during her marriage annulment proceedings. Her husband, actor George Brent, contested that their short marriage was not legal, because they had been married in Mexico but had not followed Mexican marriage laws. Worth's legal team asserted that the marriage was in fact legal.Circa August 13, 1937.
Date:: [circa August 13, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Australian actress Constance Worth, during her marriage annulment suit with famed Irish actor George Brent, circa August 13, 1937.

Description:: Australian actress Constance Worth pictured with one of her lawyers, during her marriage annulment proceedings. Her husband, actor George Brent, contested that their short marriage was not legal, because they had been married in Mexico but had not followed Mexican marriage laws. Worth's legal team asserted that the marriage was in fact legal.Circa August 13, 1937.
Date:: [circa August 13, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Automobile drives through flooding on Hill St., Los Angeles, December 1937

Description:: Automobile drives through flooding on Hill St. in Los Angeles. Heavy rains plagued California throughout December 1937. Also in the photo is a Los Angeles Railway car and Hotel Latour
Date:: December 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Baby girl eats lunch at annual Iowa Picnic, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: A baby girl sits on the grass and unwraps packaged food from a paper lunch bag during the annual Iowa Picnic. The Iowa Picnic was an annual gathering of Iowans living in Los Angeles and Long Beach. The gathering brought together over 100,000 people in 1935 and was often held at Bixby Park and Lincoln Park.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Backstage on opening night of the opera at Shrine Auditorium, cast is dressed for the performance of Tristan and Isolde, Los Angeles, November 15, 1937

Description:: Backstage on opening night of the opera at Shrine Auditorium. Cast (from the San Francisco Opera Association) is dressed for the performance of Tristan and Isolde (Tristan und Isolde). Star of the show was Kirsten Flagstad, the Norwegian soprano, along with the San Francisco Opera Orchestra
Date:: November 15, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Beachgoers examine high tides at a Los Angeles beach, December 1937

Description:: Beachgoers examine high tides at a Los Angeles beach. Throughout the month of December in 1937 frequent swells caused damage all along the Southern California coast. Waves ripped out piers and waterfront buildings and flooded homes. The Hermosa beach municpal pier suffered severe damage to its middle section
Date:: December 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Bearded man sits with a dog at the Unemployed Citizens' League of Santa Monica, 1930s

Description:: Bearded man sits with a dog at the Unemployed Citizens' League of Santa Monica, a localized group of self-sustaining and self-respecting people. Many cooperatives like this one emerged in California during the 1930s, specifically in the Los Angeles - Orange County area
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Belmont High School fullback Baylor Maynard, Los Angeles, circa 1937

Description:: Belmont High School fullback Baylor Maynard. Maynard was also a star of track and field, he was the world's interscholastic pole-vault champion in 1938
Date:: [1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Berthal Gregory and Marion Fitts, sister and wife of District Attorney Buron Fitts, at a trial concerning financial transactions within the Fitts family, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Mrs. Berthal Gregory, sister and secretary of District Attorney Buron Fitts, and Mrs. Marion Fitts, Buron's wife, sitting together during a trial. The trial is probably concerning financial transactions within the Fitts family, specifically involving the 1931 sale of an orange grove to Buron from his parents.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Bess Cremer and Oran Cremer, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Bess Cremer and Oran Cremer sit on a couch.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Bess Cremer, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Bess Cremer sits in an armchair wearing a long-sleeved dress.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Bill Thompson smoking a cigarette while seated in a chair reserved for jurors only, Los Angeles

Description:: Bill Thompson smoking a cigarette while seated in a chair reserved for jurors only.
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Bird on the ground in Westlake Park, Los Angeles

Description:: Bird standing on the ground in Westlake Park. Photo was part of a series featuring the birds of Westlake Park (later renamed MacArthur Park)
Date:: [between 1925-1945?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Bird's-eye view of passengers outside the S.S. Mariposa, Los Angeles

Description:: Bird's-eye view of passengers outside of the S.S. Mariposa.
Date:: [1937?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Black-Foxe Military Institute students in uniform on the basketball court for their traditional competition against Cumnock School, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Students from Black-Foxe Military Institute in uniform on the basketball court for their traditional competition against Cumnock School.
Date:: January 13, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Black widow and Solpugid spiders.

Description:: Black Widow (left) and Solpugid (right) spiders.
Date:: 1930-1940?
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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