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New Universal Pictures Corporation executives William Koenig, Charles R. Rogers and J. Cheever Cowdin at an event, Los Angeles, 1936

Description:
Universal Pictures Corporation executives: William Koenig, executive general manager, J. Cheever Cowdin, chairman of the board, and Charles R. Rogers, vice-president in charge of production at a housewarming for the studio. The festivities marked the launch of the first motion picture released under the new executive personnel of the New Universal Pictures Corporation. Many famous Hollywood personalities attended and new Universal actors and actresses were introduced.
Date:
August 29, 1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
New Universal Pictures Corporation executives William Koenig, Charles R. Rogers and J. Cheever Cowdin at an event, Los Angeles, 1936

Spectators watch a race on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Description:
Spectators on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season. On this day, over 50,000 spectators wagered a total of $789,159 on the eight races held, toppling the previous records of 40,000 people and $599,009 wagered. Big winners of the day were horse He Did, who won the feature race by more than a length and Bing Crosby's horse High Strike, who won his sixth straight race.
Date:
December 25, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Spectators watch a race on opening day of Santa Anita's fourth horse racing season, Arcadia, December 25, 1937

Federic Franklin and Franz Allers at the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town," Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Federic Franklin and Franz Allers at the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town." Franklin is a British-born ballet dancer and director. Allers was a European-American conductor of ballet, opera, Broadway musicals, film scores, and symphony orchestras. 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
Federic Franklin and Franz Allers at the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town," Los Angeles, 1940

Springboard diver Marjorie Gestring leaping from the board in front of a crowd of spectators, Los Angeles

Description:
Springboard diver Marjorie Gestring leaping from the board in front of stands of spectators. At the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin Gestring won the gold medal in 3-meter springboard diving. She was 13 years old at the time and was the youngest person ever to win an Olympic gold medal. Gestring was a native Los Angeleno
Date:
[between 1930-1945?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Springboard diver Marjorie Gestring leaping from the board in front of a crowd of spectators, Los Angeles

Federic Franklin and Franz Allers at the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town," Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Federic Franklin and Franz Allers at the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town." Franklin is a British-born ballet dancer and director. Allers was a European-American conductor of ballet, opera, Broadway musicals, film scores, and symphony orchestras. 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
Federic Franklin and Franz Allers at the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo performance of "Ghost Town," Los Angeles, 1940

Race car drivers Rex Mays and Bob Swanson pose at the Legion Ascot speedway, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Racing star Rex Mays (left) poses with "midget" car driver Bob Swanson (right) at the Legion Ascot speedway. The day's program consisted of a variety of challenges, with both drivers using "big" cars and "midget" cars during different races. Both drivers were later killed in accidents on the track.
Date:
August 18, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Race car drivers Rex Mays and Bob Swanson pose at the Legion Ascot speedway, Los Angeles, 1935