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Sketch of new addidtion at Fullerton Distroct Junior College, Fullerton, 1936

Description:
Text from newspaper caption: Architect’s sketch of $132,000 new commerce building for Fullerton District Junior College. Ground-breaking exercises will be held in connection with observance of Blue and Gold week tomorrow and Friday. Shown in inset is Dr. Louis Plummer, superintendent of the college. He will be one of the principal speakers at the campus exercises tomorrow. )“Fullerton to have new junior college addition,” Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 1936: A11)
Date:
[March 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Sketch of new addidtion at Fullerton Distroct Junior College, Fullerton, 1936

Know Your City No.138 Angled view of entrance of Children's Home Society of California at 3100 W Adams Blvd. Los Angeles, Calif.

Description:
ANSWER: It probably wasn't fair to show such a small portion of the place, but this is the Children's Home Society of California, a licensed adoption agency at 3100 W Adams Blvd. But, the portion that was pictured should have been readily recognized because it faces the busy intersection of W Adams Blvd. and Arlington Ave.
Date:
April 4, 1956
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Know Your City No.138 Angled view of entrance of Children's Home Society of California at 3100 W Adams Blvd. Los Angeles, Calif.

Frank C. Touton awarding diploma to his daughter, Harriet Louise Touton, University of Southern California graduation, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
This image is described in Los Angeles Times article, June 15, 1934, Ten Thousand Gather fo U.S.C. Graduation, Class of 1593 Given Diplomas and Other Awards in Colorful Twilight Ceremony at Coliseum … There were dramatic moments, too, such as when Dr. Frank C. Touton, vice-president of the university, who awarded the diplomas, found his pretty young daughter, Herriette [Harriet] Louise Touton, in line and as soon as he had handed her a diploma he planted a resounding kiss on her cheek. …
Date:
June 14, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Frank C. Touton awarding diploma to his daughter, Harriet Louise Touton, University of Southern California graduation, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1934

Know Your City No.201; Cityscape view looking west from the City Hall tower in Los Angeles, Calif., 1956

Description:
ANSWER: West. That's the way you were looking in the photo from the City Hall tower. That's the roof of the Hall of Records in the foreground. Over at the left is the Law Building and steel structure for the new County Courthouse. Beyond Temple St. at the right it the four-level interchange of the freeways and, way at the left, Beverly Blvd. goes over Belmont Hill. Hollywood and the Hollywood Hills are out there in the haze somewhere.
Date:
June 6, 1956
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Know Your City No.201; Cityscape view looking west from the City Hall tower in Los Angeles, Calif., 1956

Know Your City No.221 View over fence of buildings of Ramona Convent in Alhambra, 1956

Description:
ANSWER: Shown in the photo is a portion-including its three imposing towers-of the Ramona Convent in Alhambra. Opened by the Sisters of the Holy Names in 1889, it is the Southland's oldest Catholic school for girls. This hill upon which it stands and some surrounding property was presented to the Sisters by the Shorb family, which, at one time, owned most of what is now Alhambra and San Marino. And the convent is named after one of the Shorb daughters, Ramona, and not, as many presume, after the Spanish girl who became Alessandro's bride.
Date:
June 26, 1956
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cox, Bruce H.
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Know Your City No.221 View over fence of buildings of Ramona Convent in Alhambra, 1956

Lieutenant Col. R. E. "Dick" Hanley [?] addresses Marines during a training exercise, Camp Pendleton, circa 1943

Description:
The camera looks down at Lieut. Col. Dick Hanley [?] as he addresses Marines during a training exercise at Camp Pendleton. He stands in the near distance at center and faces camera while wearing a jacket. Dozens of Marines encircle him. They all look towards him while donning combat attire and carrying bayonets. A body of water stretches across the background.
Date:
[circa 1943]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Lieutenant Col. R. E. "Dick" Hanley [?] addresses Marines during a training exercise, Camp Pendleton, circa 1943

Stone remnants of William and Clara Steele's fire-destroyed home rise above the debris, Pomona, 1921

Description:
This photograph is related to the article, "SEEK CLEWS TO DOUBLE MURDER IN HOME RUIN.: Friends of Dead Rich Man and Wife Suspect Slaying by Incendiary; Accident, Officers Believe. Figure in Pomona's Grewsome Mystery. DOUBLE MURDER CLEWS HUNTED; Sift Ashes of Dead Couple's Burned Residence; Friends and Police Advance Differing Theories; Slaying is Indicated by Several Circumstances," Los Angeles Times, 10 Jun. 1921: II1
Date:
[circa June 9, 1921]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Stone remnants of William and Clara Steele's fire-destroyed home rise above the debris, Pomona, 1921

Jefferson Junior High School destroyed by an earthquake, Long Beach, 1933

Description:
The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 took place on March 10, with a magnitude of 6.4, causing widespread damage to buildings throughout Southern California. The epicenter was offshore, southeast of Long Beach on the Newport-Inglewood Fault. An estimated fifty million dollars' worth of property damage resulted, and 120 lives were lost.
Date:
March 1033
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Jefferson Junior High School destroyed by an earthquake, Long Beach, 1933

Judge H. Parker Wood is sworn in by Judges Marshal F. McComb and Guy F. Bush, Los Angeles, circa 1933

Description:
Judge H. Parker Wood stands at far left and in profile, facing right. He lifts up his right hand to take his oath of office. At far right, Judge Marshall F. McComb stands, facing towards Judge Wood at left. He looks down towards a book he holds in his left hand and raises his right hand. Behind and between them, Judge Guy F. Bush stands at center. He faces towards camera, but turns towards H. Parker Wood. Bookshelves line the wall at left and a hallway extends behind the justices at center.
Date:
[circa 1933]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Judge H. Parker Wood is sworn in by Judges Marshal F. McComb and Guy F. Bush, Los Angeles, circa 1933

"A Sea of Sand" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:
The "A Sea of Sand" float was preceded by 4 thoroughbred Arabian horses and two camels, "ships of the desert." In addition to its title, the float also bears the floral sign "The Dessert Playground." A woman in a bathing suit stands on the float, braving the rain. The float was entered by the city of Palm Springs. The float is seen is seen passing the Goodhue Flagpole in the center of the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:
January 1, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
"A Sea of Sand" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Handwritten letter from extortionist to Mae West, 3rd and 1st pages, 1935

Description:
Related to Los Angeles Times article, October 8, 1935, Officers Capture Mae West Death Threat Suspect, Six Others Questioned in $1000 Plot After Seizure of Studio Bus Boy as He Assertedly Picks Up Decoy. Suspected as the author of a series of sinister notes to Mae West, motion-picture actress, threatening death or disfiguration by acid unless she paid $1000, George Janios, 38-year-old bus boy at a Western-avenue studio, last night was in the custody of investigators …
Date:
1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Handwritten letter from extortionist to Mae West, 3rd and 1st pages, 1935

Copy of show billing for a 1904 performance by Mudge and Morton, copy photo 1935

Description:
Frank was a musician and vaudeville performer, who, along with his wife and sons, formed two popular troupes. The first was Morton and Mudge, with his wife, Augusta. The second was the Mudge Morton Trio, which including not only his wife, but his two sons, Leland and Carl. Carl later became known as Charles Morton, one of the most popular stars of the late silent film era.
Date:
July (?) 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Copy of show billing for a 1904 performance by Mudge and Morton, copy photo 1935

David G. Lorraine in a courtroom, Los Angeles, circa 1931

Description:
Living in Texas in the 1920s and financed by $18,000 from his first wife, Rose, David G. Lorraine invented and patented oil-field machinery. In 1925, David G. Lorraine offered Rose $10,000 for her share of the corporation, claiming he was about to go bankrupt. He then divorced her, moved to California, remarried, and his company prospered, making him wealthy. Rose initiated a law suit to gain her rightful share of the wealth, claiming Lorraine had deliberately deceived her. She won her law suit.
Date:
[circa 1931]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
David G. Lorraine in a courtroom, Los Angeles, circa 1931

Gordon S. Northcott sits at the counsel's table with his defense attorneys, Riverside, circa 1929

Description:
A similar photograph of Gordon S. Northcott in court appears with the article, "NORTHCOTT BAFFLED: Court Denies His Insanity Plea New Judge Rules Against to Not Guilty Stand Further Delay Turned Down; One Riverside Jurist Steps Out of Case," Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 1929: 1
Date:
[circa January, 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Gordon S. Northcott sits at the counsel's table with his defense attorneys, Riverside, circa 1929

Vice President Charles Dawes during a visit to Los Angeles, 1925

Description:
Charles Gates Dawes was an American banker, general, diplomat, and Republican politician who was the 30th vice president of the United States during the Calvin Coolidge administration from 1925 to 1929. This photograph was likely taken during a visit to Los Angeles from September 11-15, 1925, where Dawes was advocating for changes in United States Senate procedures. Vice President stands in a crowd of men smoking a pipe.
Date:
[between September 11-15, 1925]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Vice President Charles Dawes during a visit to Los Angeles, 1925

USS Mississippi, circa 1936

Description:
In the near distance at center, the USS Mississippi (BB 41) is moored in a harbor. It faces left and is viewed from its port side and stern. At the stern, text along the ship reads, "MISSISSIPPI," and an American flag waves. The ship carries 2 visible aircraft, which appear to hover over mid-ship. A couple small boats sail on either side of the naval vessel. A populated shoreline stretches across the horizon.
Date:
[circa 1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
USS Mississippi, circa 1936

Robert Redford signing an autograph during the filming of "The Sting" on Santa Monica Pier, where he also spoke out against plans for the pier's demolition, 1973.

Description:
Article by Seymour Beubis featuring Robert Redford's advocacy for the Santa Monica Pier appeared in the Los Angeles Times on February 8, 1973. The article was not accompanied by photographs.
Date:
February 6, 1973
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Dare, Ken
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Robert Redford signing an autograph during the filming of "The Sting" on Santa Monica Pier, where he also spoke out against plans for the pier's demolition, 1973.

Three seated women, Times Fashion Show, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Three women, one in flowered dress, one in dark dress with pearls and hat, one in dark dress with head scarf and gloves, seated together on bench, with two other people partially visible at right. The fachion show took place in the Los Angeles Times building on 202 West 1st Street, most likely inside what is now the Harry Chandler Auditorium.
Date:
1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Three seated women, Times Fashion Show, Los Angeles, 1936

Correspondence from Albert F. Coyle to Governor Friend W. Richardson, 1926

Description:
Photograph of a typescript letter from Albert F. Coyle, Acting Editor and Publicity Manager for the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Journal to Friend W. Richardson, Governor of California. The letter is dated December 15, 1926. Albert F. Coyle writes to request a Christmas-time pardon for James B. McNamara from San Quentin prison. McNamara and others were responsible for the Los Angeles Times bombing in 1910.
Date:
December 15, 1926
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Correspondence from Albert F. Coyle to Governor Friend W. Richardson, 1926