Subject: Child labor--Law and legislation--California--Los Angeles - UCLA Library Digital Collections Search Results

Description:: A portrait of child film actress Mona Rico, from Mexico, at the time that she came under contract for an acting job because of her beautiful hands. Photo (cropped) appears with the article "Court ties beauty to screen job," Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 1928: A5.
Date:: 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: Photograph of eleven child actors posing for a group portrait with Judge McComb, in the judge's office, on the occasion of receiving approved contracts. McComb is handing a contract to actress Peggy Terry and the other actresses are already holding theirs.
Date:: [August 1933]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Paul, Inez, and Trinidad Rodriguez were siblings that emigrated from Spain to Mexico and then Los Angeles in 1935. They were most well known as the "del Rio family midgets" and performed singing and dancing acts. In 1935 they performed at Midget Village for the Pacific International Exposition that year.
Date:: October 8, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: A similar photograph appears with the caption "Infant Star Voices Approval of Judicial Procedure; Judge McComb fixes up papers for young actor who, pencil in hand, awaits chance to sign. Surrounding the pair are, left to right, Lona Andre, Ida Lupino, Toby Wing and Grace Bradley," with the article, "Baby Leroy's Screen Contract Approved, Four Comedy Actresses Also Signed by Studio for Film Jobs," Los Angeles Times, September 20, 1933.
Date:: September 19, 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: A portrait of child film actress Mona Rico, from Mexico, at the time that she came under contract for an acting job because of her beautiful hands. Photo (cropped) appears with the article "Court ties beauty to screen job," Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 1928: A5.
Date:: 1928
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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