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Description:: Bat specimen brought back by a team of University of Southern California scientists from their exploration of the Gulf of Lower California on U.S.C.’s Velero III cruiser. The expedition was captained by Allan Hancock, president of the U.S.C. board of trustees, and included a team of three zoologists, an ornithologist, a botanist, an ichthyologist, a parasitologist, a scientific artist, a photographer, a collector, and an official observer for the Mexican government. The team brought back several thousands of specimens including birds, fish, mammals, algae, and parasites.
Date:: February 21, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Race horse War Knight by the Santa Anita Park stables after his victory in the $100,000 Santa Anita handicap. War Knight won in front of a crowd of 80,200 fans, the largest turnout yet to see a horse race in the west. Previous betting records were smashed.
Date:: March 9, 1946
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Race horse War Knight by the Santa Anita Park stables after his victory in the $100,000 Santa Anita handicap. War Knight won in front of a crowd of 80,200 fans, the largest turnout yet to see a horse race in the west. Previous betting records were smashed.
Date:: March 9, 1946
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Race horse Holly Tree with owner Louis Bronstein and trainer Hack Ross at Santa Anita Park during the 1946 racing season.
Date:: [March 1946]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Race horse W.L. Sickle by the stables at Santa Anita Park. W.L. Sickle is owned by W-L Ranch
Date:: [March 9, 1946]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Race horse Enfilade snacks on some hay in the Santa Anita Park stables. Enfilade is owned by C.V. Whitney.
Date:: [March 9, 1946]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Sportswriters Jack James from the Los Angeles Examiner, Bob Meyer from the Associated Press and Howard Durham from the Los Angeles Evening News at Santa Anita Racetrack
Date:: [1930s]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Lone duckling in the water 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

Description:: Tiger trainer Mabel Stark stands by a cage containing two of her tigers. Stark is referred to as the world's first female tiger trainer. Here, she is at Shrine Auditorium for the annual Shrine Charity Circus. The Shrine Charity Circus is a 10-day event, which features an indoor show by the Polack Bros. Circus. Orphaned and underprivileged children are allowed to visit the circus as their admission is paid by affluent members of the community. The circus also travels to the children's hospital to entertain sick children who can't attend. Proceeds from the circus go to Shrine charitable activities.
Date:: between June 8 and June 18, 1946
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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