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Police on hand to deal with strikers during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Description:
Police on hand to deal with strikers during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE.
Date:
October 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police on hand to deal with strikers during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Police outside Warner Bros. Studio after the Conference of Studio Unions strike, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Police outside Warner Bros. studio with the trash that is aftermath from the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE.
Date:
[October 19, 1945]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police outside Warner Bros. Studio after the Conference of Studio Unions strike, Los Angeles, 1945

Parade celebrates Aimee Semple McPherson's 25th year of ministry service, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Band members and a procession of vehicles drive through downtown Los Angeles on the way to City Hall in celebration of Aimee Semple McPherson's 25th year of ministry service. The parade ended at the City Hall steps where McPherson greeted approximately 5000 people and the Mayor. Aimee Semple McPherson was a Los Angeles evangelist in the 1920s and 1930s who founded the Foursquare Church and Angelus Temple.
Date:
January 7, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Parade celebrates Aimee Semple McPherson's 25th year of ministry service, Los Angeles, 1935

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

Police and strikers in the background during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Description:
Group of policemen with strikers in the background during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE.
Date:
October 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police and strikers in the background during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Police and strikers outside RKO Pictures during the Conference of Studio Unions strike, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Description:
Police and strikers outside RKO Pictures during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE.
Date:
October 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police and strikers outside RKO Pictures during the Conference of Studio Unions strike, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

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

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

Crowd gathers to catch a glimpse of the airplane that set a world record, flying non-stop from Moscow to southern California. July 14, 1937.

Description:
A crowd gathers to view the Tupolev ANT-25 flown by Mikhail Gromov, Andrei Yumashev, and Sergei Danilin from Moscow to a field outside San Jacinto, CA. The non-stop flight covered 6700 miles in 62 hours and 12 minutes, smashing the previous record for longest non-stop flight. July 14, 1937.
Date:
July 14, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Crowd gathers to catch a glimpse of the airplane that set a world record, flying non-stop from Moscow to southern California. July 14, 1937.

Police and strikers outside Oblath's Studio Cafe near Paramount Pictures during the Conference of Studio Unions strike, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

Description:
Police and strikers outside Oblath's Studio Cafe near Paramount Pictures during the Conference of Studio Unions strike against all Hollywood studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE.
Date:
October 19, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Police and strikers outside Oblath's Studio Cafe near Paramount Pictures during the Conference of Studio Unions strike, Los Angeles, October 19, 1945

San Bernardino County float in the Admission Day parade, Santa Monica, September 9, 1937

Description:
Float from the Lugonia Parlor and Arrowhead Parlor in San Bernardino County in the California Admission Day parade, held in Santa Monica. The parade, led by Governor Merriam, was a feature event of the three day Admission Day celebration, which commemorated the 87th anniversary of the day California became a state
Date:
September 9, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
San Bernardino County float in the Admission Day parade, Santa Monica, September 9, 1937

AFL-CSU members during their strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
American Federation of Labor's Conference of Studio Unions members during their strike against all Hollywood studios. The CSU strike began in March 1945 and was around the six month mark when it turned violent on October 5, 1945, known as Hollywood Black Friday. National exposure of this violence forced negotiations between studios and the CSU. Negotiation ended the strike about a month later, but CSU didn't last much longer and was eventually disbanded and absorbed by rival union IATSE.
Date:
1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
AFL-CSU members during their strike against all Hollywood studios, Los Angeles, 1945

Mrs. Rosita Yacopi writes with three young children sitting on a hay bale at the Shrine Charity Circus, Los Angeles, June 1946

Description:
Mrs. Rosita Yacopi and three young children sitting on a bale of hay and writing under a tent at the Shrine Charity Circus. The circus is an annual 10-day event held at Shrine Auditorium, 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 the 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
Mrs. Rosita Yacopi writes with three young children sitting on a hay bale at the Shrine Charity Circus, Los Angeles, June 1946

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

Party at the residence of Lillian and Jack Chase, Los Angeles, 1940s

Description:
Melba Foppe is seated in the second row, 1st from the left (dressed in striped shirt and holding a glass, eyes closed). A row of men is behind the crowd: James Garcia is in this row (1st from the left, facing the camera, behind a woman in a hat). Louise Brooks is the older woman seated on the couch against the window. The others in the photo are unidentified.
Date:
[1940s?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Walter L. Gordon, Jr./William C. Beverly, Jr. Collection
Party at the residence of Lillian and Jack Chase, Los Angeles, 1940s

Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Dinner singing, 1944

Description:
Annual alumni events in Lake Arrowhead's North Shore Tavern (Main Lodge) were common even before the university received the facility as a donation in 1957. Known today as the UCLA Conference Center, the Lake Arrowhead facility is located about 90 miles east of Los Angeles.
Date:
September 10, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Hoover (Thelner B.) and Hoover (Louise E. B.) photographic collection
Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Dinner singing, 1944

Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Listening to accordion player, 1944

Description:
Annual alumni events in Lake Arrowhead's North Shore Tavern (Main Lodge) were common even before the university received the facility as a donation in 1957. Known today as the UCLA Conference Center, the Lake Arrowhead facility is located about 90 miles east of Los Angeles.
Date:
September 10, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Hoover (Thelner B.) and Hoover (Louise E. B.) photographic collection
Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Listening to accordion player, 1944

Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Evening entertainment, 1944

Description:
Annual alumni events in Lake Arrowhead's North Shore Tavern (Main Lodge) were common even before the university received the facility as a donation in 1957. Known today as the UCLA Conference Center, the Lake Arrowhead facility is located about 90 miles east of Los Angeles.
Date:
September 10, 1944
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:
Hoover (Thelner B.) and Hoover (Louise E. B.) photographic collection
Alumni event at Lake Arrowhead - Evening entertainment, 1944

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

Description:
The "A Sea of Sand" float was preceded by 4 thoroughbred Arabian horses and two camels, "ships of the desert." In addition to its title, the float also bears the floral sign "The Dessert Playground." A woman in a bathing suit stands on the float, braving the rain. The float was entered by the city of Palm Springs. The float is seen is seen passing the Goodhue Flagpole in the center of the intersection of Orange Grove Blvd. and Colorado Blvd.
Date:
January 1, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
"A Sea of Sand" float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1934

Arden float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933

Description:
Floral birds pulling a float with a large globe in the center and three floral parasols above platforms at the back providing shade for 2 visible maidens. Atop the globe is a uniformed man with "Adore" (probably for Adore Dairy) written on the back of his shirt. The float is on a reidential street, probably Orange Grove Blvd.
Date:
January 2, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Arden float in the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1933