Aerial view of pedestrians and The Owl Drug Co. on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. Photo was probably taken by Elizabeth Straughn as part of her "street-corner experiences" series
Aerial view of spectators in the stands on a rainy Derby Day at Santa Anita Park. 33,000 spectators came out to watch California-bred Sweepida win the $50,000 Derby.
Aerial view of the Tournament of Roses parade, which returned to Pasadena this year for the first time since 1941. The annual parade was not held during the war
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.
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.
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.
Aerial view of pedestrians and The Owl Drug Co. on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. Photo was probably taken by Elizabeth Straughn as part of her "street-corner experiences" series
Arial view of pickets from the Workers Alliance outside the State Building during the State Relief Administration hearings. The Workers Alliance was protesting a 40% cut to relief checks, which was one of the topics at the hearing. The hearing was led by an appointed committee of seven Senators and eight Assemblymen
Aerial view of pedestrians and The Owl Drug Co. on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. Photo was probably taken by Elizabeth Straughn as part of her "street-corner experiences" series
Aerial view of pedestrians and The Owl Drug Co. on the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street. Photo was probably taken by Elizabeth Straughn as part of her "street-corner experiences" series