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Ballerina dances in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town," Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Ballerina dances in the Ballet Russe performance of "Ghost Town." The ballet was written by Marc Platoff and performed as part of the Ballet Russe at the Philharmonic Auditorium.
Date:: February 09, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Ballet dancers on stage in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town," Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Ballet dancers on stage in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town." The ballet was choreographed by American dancer Marc Platoff and performed at the Philharmonic Auditorium.
Date:: February 09, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Ballet dancers on stage in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town," Los Angeles, 1940

Date:: February 09, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Star of the Sea float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1938

Description:: The theme of the 49th Tourament of Roses Parade in 1938 was "Playland Fantasies"
Date:: January 1, 1938
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actor John Carradine, 1/2 length portrait, 1953

Date:: September 4, 1953
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Behind the scenes at 1939 Union Station Pageant people dressed as Native American Indians holding up men in business office

Date:: 1939
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Fanchonettes, female dance troupe, backstage stage at their makeup tables in Los Angeles, Calif., circa 1950

Date:: circa 1950
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Socialites attend benefit performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Young socialites attend La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, performed by the Metropolitan Civic Opera Company. This particular performance benefitted the P.-T.A. milk fund.
Date:: [circa May 12, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Norse Ship at Anchor" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:: The theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
Date:: January 1, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Magician Charles Hoffman is blindfolded by actress Marsha Hunt, before his automobile race down Hollywood Blvd. against a fellow illusionist.

Description:: Young actress Marsha Hunt prepares to blindfold magician Charles Hoffman for his blind automobile race against fellow prestidigitator L.O. Gunn down Hollywood Boulevard. The event was held in conjunction with the Third Annual Convention of the Pacific Coast Association of Magicians.
Date:: July 24, 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Aerialist Bertha Matlock poses by her circus outfits, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Aerialist Bertha Matlock poses by her myriad of circus outfits. Most likely taken in anticipation of the Al G. Barnes circus performances in Los Angeles throughout March and April 1935.
Date:: [circa March 30, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Performer posing for La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: An opera singer poses for a performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, put on by the Metropolitan Civic Opera House. This particular performance benefitted the P.-T.A. milk fund.
Date:: [circa May 12, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Actress Natalie Wood with blond hair at age 16 reviewing contract approval in Los Angeles, Calif., 1953

Date:: 1953
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Shriners dressed in Arab robes with float in shape of a camel during Shriners convention parade in Los Angeles, Calif., 1950

Date:: 1950
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Trumpet player entertains the theater audience on opening night of the opera at Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, November 15, 1937

Description:: Trumpet player entertains the theater audience on opening night of the opera at Shrine Auditorium. The show was a San Francisco Opera Association production of Tristan and Isolde (Tristan und Isolde), starring Kirsten Flagstad, the Norwegian soprano, accompanied by the San Francisco Opera Orchestra
Date:: November 15, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Ballet dancers on stage in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town," Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Ballet dancers on stage in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town." The ballet was choreographed by American dancer Marc Platoff and performed at the Philharmonic Auditorium.
Date:: February 09, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Ballet dancers on stage in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town," Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Ballet dancers on stage in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town." The ballet was choreographed by American dancer Marc Platoff and performed at the Philharmonic Auditorium.
Date:: February 09, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Prima ballerina Mia Slavenska in costume for the ballet "Ghost Town," Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Prima ballerina Mia Slavenska in costume for "Ghost Town." The ballet was written by Marc Platoff and performed as part of the Ballet Russe at the Philharmonic Auditorium. Slavenska (1916-2002) was a Croatian-born ballerina who became the prima ballerina of the Metropolitan Opera Ballet in 1954. She taught ballet at CalArts and University of California, Los Angeles.
Date:: February 09, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Ballet dancers on stage in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town," Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Ballet dancers on stage in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town." The ballet was choreographed by American dancer Marc Platoff and performed at the Philharmonic Auditorium.
Date:: February 09, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Ballet dancers on stage in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town," Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Ballet dancers on stage in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town." The ballet was choreographed by American dancer Marc Platoff and performed at the Philharmonic Auditorium.
Date:: February 09, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Ballet dancers on stage in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town," Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Ballet dancers on stage in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town." The ballet was choreographed by American dancer Marc Platoff and performed at the Philharmonic Auditorium.
Date:: February 09, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Cameramen and soundmen filming Mary Pickford and Charles Buddy Rogers on ranch in California, 1936

Date:: 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Pre-Christmas parade in downtown; features rocket ship float with Santa Claus in Los Angeles, 1940

Date:: November 21, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Socialites attend benefit performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Socialites mingle at a performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, put on by the Metropolitan Civic Opera House. This particular performance benefitted the P.-T.A. milk fund.
Date:: [circa May 12, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Performer posing for La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: An opera singer poses for a performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, put on by the Metropolitan Civic Opera House. This particular performance benefitted the P.-T.A. milk fund.
Date:: [circa May 12, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

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

Description:: The "Bride of the Sea" float representing a beautiful young maiden riding beneath a floral canopy. The Pasadena Memorial Flagpole (Goodhue Flagpole) is visible behind the float in its original location in the middle of the intersection of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevard. The float was entered by the city of Santa Monica.
Date:: January 1, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Long Beach's "Queen of the Beaches" float in the Rose Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:: The theme of the 1934 Rose Parade was: Tales of the Seven Seas. It rained during the parade that year.
Date:: January 1, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

"Old Ironsides" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934"Old Ironsides" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Description:: The "Old Ironsides" float was a floral replica of the historic frigate of the American navy. The Pasadena Memorial Flagpole (Goodhue Flagpole) is visible behind the float on the right in its original location in the middle of the intersection of Orange Grove and Colorado Boulevard. The float was entered by the city of San Diego.
Date:: January 1, 1934
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Ballet dancers on stage in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town," Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Ballet dancers on stage in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town." The ballet was choreographed by American dancer Marc Platoff and performed at the Philharmonic Auditorium.
Date:: February 09, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Ballet dancers on stage in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town," Los Angeles, 1940

Description:: Ballet dancers on stage in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town." The ballet was choreographed by American dancer Marc Platoff and performed at the Philharmonic Auditorium.
Date:: February 09, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

15-year-old opera singer Lura Sears, Alhambra, 1940

Description:: Opera singer Lura Sears sits with her legs crossed while wearing a skirt. 15-year-old Sears was chosen as the lead role in the four-act opera "Lucia di Lammermoor" that was presented by the San Gabriel Valley Opera Company in Alhambra.
Date:: February 17, 1940
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Swim suit models in their dressing room before a fashion show featuring local designers, Los Angeles, September 1946

Description:: Two models put on geometric-patterned swim suits for a fashion show by local designers. The fashion event lasted for a week and featured designs by Mary Ann De Weese, Margit Fellegi, and Lynn Lester
Date:: September 1946
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Radio singer Virginia Verrill awaiting violinist David Rubinoff in a lobby, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Radio singer Virginia Verrill waiting to greet famed violinist David Rubinoff in a lobby. A new racing broadcast series was underway, and the line-up included these two stars as well as symphonies and shows from other entertainers such as Bing Crosby.
Date:: [circa April 15, 1937]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Member of the stage crew manages the lighting in Shrine Auditorium on opening night of the opera, Los Angeles, November 15, 1937

Description:: A member of the stage crew manages the stage lighting in Shrine Auditorium on opening night of the opera. The show was a San Francisco Opera Association production of Tristan and Isolde (Tristan und Isolde) and starred Kirsten Flagstad, the Norwegian soprano, accompanied by the San Francisco Opera Orchestra
Date:: November 15, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Labor Day Parade, Los Angeles, 1937

Description:: Labor Day Parade members of the Screen Actors Guild, Veterans Division marching down street
Date:: September 7, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Socialites attend benefit performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Socialites mingle at a performance of La Boheme at the Shrine Auditorium, put on by the Metropolitan Civic Opera House. This particular performance benefitted the P.-T.A. milk fund.
Date:: [circa May 12, 1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Crowd waiting to enter Shrine Auditorium for a performance of Tristan and Isolde on opening night of the opera, Los Angeles, November 15, 1937

Description:: Crowd waiting to enter Shrine Auditorium for a San Francisco Opera Association performance of Tristan and Isolde (Tristan und Isolde) on opening night of the Opera. Star of the show was Kirsten Flagstad, the Norwegian soprano, accompanied by the San Francisco Opera Orchestra
Date:: November 15, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Crowd outside Shrine Auditorium on opening night of the opera, Los Angeles, November 15, 1937

Description:: Crowd lined up outside Shrine Auditorium for a San Francisco Opera Association performance of Tristan and Isolde (Tristan und Isolde) on opening night of the Opera. Star of the show was Kirsten Flagstad, the Norwegian soprano, accompanied by the San Francisco Opera Orchestra
Date:: November 15, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

UCLA student actors in costume for a play, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: UCLA student actors posing in costume for a theatrical production.
Date:: [1936?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Dress illustrations done for the Illustrated Daily News, Los Angeles, 1930s

Description:: Dress illustrations done for the Illustrated Daily News. The Los Angeles daily news was originally named the Illustrated Daily News by Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Crowd watching a float pass by during the Hoover Dam Power Inaugural, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: Crowds of citizens observing as a float passes by during the Hoover Dam Power Inaugural, held to honor the first instances of power-production from the dam. Downtown Los Angeles was flooded with 7.2 million candle-power lights, and engineers claimed that the display was visible from 100 miles away.
Date:: October 9, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Grecian-themed float created for the Hoover Dam Power Inaugural, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:: A Grecian-themed float including columns and costumed participants created for the Hoover Dam Power Inaugural. The celebration was held to honor the first instances of power-production from the dam. Downtown Los Angeles was flooded with 7.2 million candle-power light, and engineers claimed that the display was visible from 100 miles away.
Date:: October 9, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Moon festival lantern parade in Chinatown, Los Angeles (Calif.)

Description:: Chinese American children carry lanterns in a Moon Festival lantern parade in Chinatown, Los Angeles.
Date:: 1954
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Club Alabam chorus line, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Date:: 1940s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Caleb Peterson in Los Angeles to perform Othello, 1946

Description:: All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Date:: [1946?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Soprano Hortense Love at a recital, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Date:: [1940s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Club Alabam chorus line, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:: All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Date:: 1940s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Publicity photo for The Bye Sisters, New York, 1940s

Description:: All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Date:: [1940s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

African American singer Madeline Green (headshot), taken in Chicago, 1940s

Description:: All information concerning the content and description of the image was provided by Walter Gordon.
Date:: [1940s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Seymour, Maurice, 1904-
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

Mosetti Trio (Avanelle Harris, Myrtle Fortune, and Lucy Battle), Los Angeles, 1950

Description:: Avanelle Harris is pictured with Fortune and Battle. This is likely a photo of the Mosetti Trio dancing act.
Date:: [1950?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection

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