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William P. Carr, Deputy Prosecutor, stands next to a still, Los Angeles, 1930-1933

Description:
William P. Carr, Deputy Prosecutor, stands next to a still composed of a metal can, a metal cylindrical container with a gauge on top and a funnel. According to the annotation to the negative sleeve, there is come connection between the still and the Angelus Temple. On the wall behind Carr is a calendar advertising an insurance provider called the Seyler-Day Co.
Date:
[between 1930-1933]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
William P. Carr, Deputy Prosecutor, stands next to a still, Los Angeles, 1930-1933

William E. MacFaden and Robert W. Kenny, two of California's youngest judges, Los Angeles, circa 1934

Description:
Will E. MacFaden (1913-1992) and Robert W. Kenny (1901-1976), pose together as two of California's youngest judges. William E. MacFaden (1913-1992) became the youngest judge in the state of California when he was sworn in as Redondo Beach city judge on July 1934.Robert W. Kenny was a former reporter and one of the youngest judges selected to serve as a Superior Court Judge in Los Angeles. He was appointed on December 6, 1932. He later served as the 21st Attorney General of California.
Date:
between 1932-1936
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
William E. MacFaden and Robert W. Kenny, two of California's youngest judges, Los Angeles, circa 1934

W.C. Mullendore and Walter Haas at the 49th annual banquet for the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce held at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, February 22, 1940

Description:
Executive vice president of the Southern California Edison Co., W.C. Mullendore, and president of Levi Strauss & Co., Walter Haas, at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce’s 49th annual banquet in the Ambassador Hotel’s fiesta room. Over 1,000 business, civic and social leaders attended the banquet which is held every year on George Washington’s birthday. The event celebrates the achievements of the Chamber of Commerce over the past year and lays out programs for the coming year.
Date:
February 22, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
W.C. Mullendore and Walter Haas at the 49th annual banquet for the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce held at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, February 22, 1940

Wadsworth Hospital, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Pacific Branch, Los Angeles, circa 1928

Description:
Date from National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Assessment of Significance And National Historic Landmark Recommendations (www.nps.gov): The James W. Wadsworth Hospital opened in 1927 ... The next year, new barracks and a new mess hall were constructed
Date:
[circa 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Wadsworth Hospital, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Pacific Branch, Los Angeles, circa 1928

Wadsworth Hospital, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Pacific Branch, Los Angeles, circa 1928

Description:
Date from National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Assessment of Significance And National Historic Landmark Recommendations (www.nps.gov): The James W. Wadsworth Hospital opened in 1927 ... The next year, new barracks and a new mess hall were constructed
Date:
[circa 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Wadsworth Hospital, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Pacific Branch, Los Angeles, circa 1928

Veterans filling out paperwork to purchase Quonset huts and other surplus military supplies, Port Hueneme, July 15, 1946

Description:
Veterans filling out paperwork with the War Assets Administration at Port Hueneme to purchase Quonset Huts and other surplus army and navy supplies such as tentage, steel bunks, electrical saws, bridge-building equipment, pumps and an air-raid warning siren. More than 1000 veterans with priority certificates showed up for the sale, some camped out to ensure they would get their choice of hut. The huts cost between $230 and $288 depending on the number of windows.
Date:
July 15, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Veterans filling out paperwork to purchase Quonset huts and other surplus military supplies, Port Hueneme, July 15, 1946

Veterans filling out paperwork to purchase Quonset huts and other surplus military supplies, Port Hueneme, July 15, 1946

Description:
Veterans filling out paperwork with the War Assets Administration at Port Hueneme to purchase Quonset Huts and other surplus army and navy supplies such as tentage, steel bunks, electrical saws, bridge-building equipment, pumps and an air-raid warning siren. More than 1000 veterans with priority certificates showed up for the sale, some camped out to ensure they would get their choice of hut. The huts cost between $230 and $288 depending on the number of windows.
Date:
July 15, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Veterans filling out paperwork to purchase Quonset huts and other surplus military supplies, Port Hueneme, July 15, 1946

Veterans at Port Hueneme waiting to purchase Quonset huts and other surplus military supplies, Port Hueneme, July 15, 1946

Description:
Veterans at the War Assets Administration area in Port Hueneme waiting to purchase Quonset Huts and other surplus army and navy supplies such as tentage, steel bunks, electrical saws, bridge-building equipment, pumps and an air-raid warning siren. More than 1000 veterans with priority certificates showed up for the sale, some camped out to ensure they would get their choice of hut. The huts cost between $230 and $288 depending on the number of windows.
Date:
July 15, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Veterans at Port Hueneme waiting to purchase Quonset huts and other surplus military supplies, Port Hueneme, July 15, 1946

U.S. Army's new Garand rifle on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940

Description:
Called the “deadliest and most efficient rifle in the world” the U.S. Army’s new Garand rifle went on display in Los Angeles as part of National Defense week. The rifle, which fires 54 rounds per minute compared to its predecessor’s 10 rounds per minute, is named after its inventor, John C. Garand.
Date:
February 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
U.S. Army's new Garand rifle on display as part of National Defense week, Los Angeles, February 1940

United States-Mexico border crossing, Calexico, [1927?]

Description:
Bird's-eye view of United States-Mexico border crossing, with 2 security booths, about 12 cars, about 4 pedestrians, with building with arcade on Mexican side, other buildings foreground and background, and sign arching over road reading "Mexico." Other signs read: "Gateway Hotel," "Tome cerveza," "Drink Beer," "Mexicali," "Cafe Gambrinus," "Climax Cafe"
Date:
[1927?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
United States-Mexico border crossing, Calexico, [1927?]

United States-Mexico border crossing, Calexico, [1927?]

Description:
Possibly related to the article, “No Permit Needed at Mexican Border.” Los Angeles Times, 6 Jul. 1927. The article states: Calexico, July 5--Tourists who enter Mexico at this port for brief visits will no longer be required to secure card permits … or July 14, 1927, “New Regulations in Force at Border.” Calexico, July 13--Stringent new regulations requiring that all Americans crossing the international line to Mexicali secure a special permit was announced today …
Date:
[1927?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
United States-Mexico border crossing, Calexico, [1927?]

Unidentified man leans on small post office building, De Luz, 1937

Description:
De Luz is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, approximately 12 miles east of the Pacific Ocean and at the southern end of the Santa Ana Mountains. The post office is historically significant because it was once the nation's smallest post office. A car is also pictured parked in front of the post office.
Date:
November 13, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Unidentified man leans on small post office building, De Luz, 1937

Underprivileged girls depart for a six day vacation at Camp Valyermo, sponsored by the crime prevention division of the police department, Los Angeles, August 24, 1937

Description:
Underprivileged girls departing for a six day vacation at Camp Valyermo near Big Pine, California. The trip was sponsored by the crime prevention division of the police department. 150 girls were accompanied by police matrons for six days of swimming, fishing, hiking, and citizenship lessons in the mountains.
Date:
August 24, 1937
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Underprivileged girls depart for a six day vacation at Camp Valyermo, sponsored by the crime prevention division of the police department, Los Angeles, August 24, 1937