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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

Affidavit of John E. Considine as relates to Aimee Semple McPherson disappearance case, 1926

Description:
Handwritten sworn affidavit of John E. Considine dated August 2,1926 and taken in Monterey County. Testimony describes a woman seen by John E. Considine in Carmel. This affidavit is related to Aimee Semple McPherson's disappearance and alleged kidnapping earlier in 1926.
Date:
[circa August 3, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Affidavit of John E. Considine as relates to Aimee Semple McPherson disappearance case, 1926

General Andrés Pico, circa 1860-76 (copy print 1920-1936)

Description:
Andrés Pico was a Californio who became a successful rancher, fought in the contested Battle of San Pascual during the Mexican–American War, and negotiated promises of post-war protections for Californios in the 1847 Treaty of Cahuenga. After California became one of the United States, Pico was elected to the state Assembly and Senate. He was appointed as the commanding brigadier general of the state militia during the U.S. Civil War.
Date:
[1920-1936]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
General Andrés Pico, circa 1860-76 (copy print 1920-1936)

Los Angeles aqueduct, damaged section of channel or pipe, Inyo County, [1924-1931?]

Description:
The Los Angeles aqueduct was bombed or otherwise vandalized in at least 10 incidents from 1924 to 1931. Cf. (1) Los Angeles Times article, 20 June 1927, “City Aqueduct Again Blasted, Dynamite Tears Out Sixteen-Foot Section, Fourth Recent Outrage Done During Night Hours, Explosion Occurs Two Miles South of Lone Pine.” The article states: “A heavy charge of dynamite exploded in the fourth attempt within the past month … shattered a sixteen-foot panel of waterway at the Puddle Creek Delta, two miles southwest of Lone Pine … Other outrages. Previous acts of violence against the Aqueduct are as follows: On the 5th inst., the side walls of a large open concrete conduit at the mouth of Cottonwood Canyon were wrecked by a charge of dynamite … May 28, 1927: Approximately 300 feet of the Aqueduct system was blown out at Big Pine … May 27, 1927: … a charge of explosive in No Name Canyon destroying about 450 feet of iron pipe … May 14, 1926: A ten-foot hole was torn out of the concrete Aqueduct by dynamite … about one mile south of the spillway in the Alabama Hills. November 24, 1924: A mob of men … opened the Alabama control gates … between Independence and Lone Pine … May 21, 1924: A heavy charge of dynamite was set off against an open portion of the Aqueduct at a point two miles north of Lone Pine. … No actual damage …” Cf. (2) Los Angeles Times article, 17 July 1927, “Blasts Peril Owens Mills, New Aqueduct Dynamitings Bring Contingency, Lake Level May Tie Up Chemical Plants, Large Repair Crews Rush Reconstruction Work.” The article states: “… two dynamite blasts … early yesterday wrecked the Aqueduct … The latest explosions occurred at Thebaut gate, eight miles north of Independence, and at Tuttle Creek south of Lone Pine. …” Cf. (3) Los Angeles Times article, 3 Nov. 1931, “Officers Trail Aqueduct Dynamiting Suspects, One of Pair Sought Here as Blast Rips Grapevine Siphon; No Water Shortage.” The article states: “Two men were being sought last night for complicity in the explosion of a terrific charge of dynamite which … tore out a section of the grapevine siphon on the Los Angeles Aqueduct, about fifty miles north of Mojave. …”
Date:
[1924-1931?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Los Angeles aqueduct, damaged section of channel or pipe, Inyo County, [1924-1931?]

Don Pio Pico's El Ranchito, exterior view from the side, Whittier, [between 1920-1939]

Description:
The west-facing side of Pio Pico's adobe mansion is viewed at an angle as it stretches back through the image. In front of it at right, the ruins of a wall stand. A wooden window frame remains inset into the ruins. At left, overgrown plants grow in front of the building. Three dormers sit atop El Ranchito's sloped roof.
Date:
[between 1920-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Don Pio Pico's El Ranchito, exterior view from the side, Whittier, [between 1920-1939]

Charles Sciortino, Tony Sciortino and Pasquale Sciortino, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
Parts of this photograph appear as cropped portraits appearing with the article, "FACTS POINT TO OFFICER SLAYER: Evidence Definitely Against Pasquale Sciortino Three Brothers Give Selves Up in Miller Death Absolute Silence Maintained on Counsel's Advice," Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 1926: A2
Date:
[circa March 20, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Charles Sciortino, Tony Sciortino and Pasquale Sciortino, Los Angeles, 1926

Large crowd gathers on Venice Beach during a search for the missing Aimee Semple McPherson, Los Angeles, 1926

Description:
This photograph is similar to images appearing with the articles, "DETECTIVES INQUIRE INTO EVANGELIST'S DROWNING: Burns Operatives Enter Case While Searchers Vainly Seek Body of Aimee Semple McPherson," Los Angeles Times, 20 May 1926: 1, and “FAITHFUL CLING TO WANING HOPE: Men and Women Followers of Mrs. McPherson Grouped on Sands at Venice Pray That Leader Will Return to Them,” Los Angeles Times, 20 May 1926: 2
Date:
[circa May 19, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Large crowd gathers on Venice Beach during a search for the missing Aimee Semple McPherson, Los Angeles, 1926

Lincoln School under restoration, Santa Barbara, 1920-1934

Description:
Lincoln Elementary School, at Cota and Anacapa streets. The school was torn down and rebuild between 1920 and 1934. The entrance of the building is intact and only the frame is seen on the inside of the building. Men are seen working on the inside of the building. Bricks are piled up on the sidewalk and on the side of the road.
Date:
[between 1920-1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Lincoln School under restoration, Santa Barbara, 1920-1934

San Bernardino's grape fountain exhibit at the Orange County Fair, Orange County, 1926

Description:
San Bernardino's grape fountain exhibit at the Orange County Fair. At the bottom of the fountain is a sign that reads, "San Bernardino County Produces one-fourth the Citrus Crop of the State." Photo appears with the article, "Some of the High Lights at the Orange County Fair," Los Angeles Times, 19. Sep. 1926: J9.
Date:
[between September 6, 1926 to September 11, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
San Bernardino's grape fountain exhibit at the Orange County Fair, Orange County, 1926

City of Fresno exhibit at a fruit exposition, Alhambra, 1926

Description:
City of Fresno's fruit display at Alhambra's first annual fruit exposition. The display contains a circular display with different levels that hold small fruit baskets. There are four pillars around the display that are decorated with tassels at the top. In the middle of a display is a sign that reads "Memorie Fruits L.H. Fruits, Fresno." Photo appears with the article, "Alhambra's First Annual Fruit Exposition Proves Huge Success," Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 1926: A12.
Date:
[circa January 26, 1926]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
City of Fresno exhibit at a fruit exposition, Alhambra, 1926