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Open-air library in Pershing Square, downtown Los Angeles. Circa 1937.

Description:
A man surveys the newspapers available for reading at an open-air public library in Pershing Square, downtown Los Angeles. The Pershing Square outdoor library was opened in December of 1936, and was staffed by W.P.A. workers. Visitors to the library could choose to borrow a book by simply leaving their name. The library was quite popular, circulating 24,000 books in its first six months of operation, and spawning other outdoor libraries in Los Angeles.
Date Created:
1937
[circa 1937]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Open-air library in Pershing Square, downtown Los Angeles. Circa 1937.

Prince Kaya of Japan with Frank Shaw, Harry L. Harper, Senichi Kushibuchi and Tomokazu Hori at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, 1934

Description:
Prince Kaya of Japan, center, with (front row l-r) Frank Shaw (Mayor of Los Angeles); Harry L. Harper (President of the Chamber of Commerce); (back row l-r) Col. Senichi Kushibuchi (aide to the Prince); and Tomokazu Hori (Japanese consul of Southern California) at a luncheon at the Biltmore Hotel hosted by the city and the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce. The flags of the United States and Japan are on the wall behind the group.
Date Created:
August 29, 1934
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection
Prince Kaya of Japan with Frank Shaw, Harry L. Harper, Senichi Kushibuchi and Tomokazu Hori at the Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, 1934

Kidnapping victim William F. Gettle's four children, after their father's safe return home. Circa May 15, 1934.

Description:
The children of William F. Gettle, millionaire and kidnapping victim, posing on tricycles for a photograph after their father's safe return. Circa May 15, 1934.William F. Gettle, Beverly Hills millionaire, was kidnapped from the grounds of his Arcadia ranch home during a housewarming party on the eve of May 9th. The kidnapping attracted a great deal of attention in the community, with Mrs. Gettle even addressing the kidnappers through the pages of the Los Angeles Times. The kidnappers demanded a $60,000 ransom for the return of Gettle, which Mrs. Gettle agreed to pay. However, before the ransom was paid, two detectives of the LAPD, Chester Burris and H.P. Gearhardt, broke the case after installing a dictaphone in the home of a bank robbery suspect. Information from the dictaphone led them to a La Crescenta home where Gettle was held. He was returned, unharmed, to his family on the eve of May 14th.
Date Created:
1934-05-15
[circa May 15, 1934]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Kidnapping victim William F. Gettle's four children, after their father's safe return home. Circa May 15, 1934.
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