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James C. Hanley stands along a walkway in Pershing Square, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph of James C. Hanley standing along a walkway in Pershing Square. James C. Hanley stands, left-of-center, and gazes towards the left, past the camera. He stands on a walkway of brick pavers laid in a basket weave pattern that spans the width of the bottom edge and recedes back through center, towards the horizon. Benches line both sides of the walkway. A woman walks towards the camera at far right, behind James. Other people stroll along the walkway in the background and sit on the benches. Trees line the backsides of the benches. A tall building stands in the far distance, right-of-center.
Date:
October, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
James C. Hanley stands along a walkway in Pershing Square, Los Angeles, 1943

James C. Hanley poses in Pershing Square, Los Angeles, 1943

Description:
Photograph of James C. Hanley standing along a walkway in Pershing Square. James C. Hanley stands left-of-center and looks to the camera. He stands on a walkway of brick pavers laid in a basket weave pattern that extends on an upward angle from the lower left corner to the right. Behind James, benches line the left side of the walkway. Palms and other greenery stand behind the benches at left. The plaza opens up in the distance at right and a skyscraper is visible in the far distance.
Date:
October, 1943
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:
West (H. H.) Collection
James C. Hanley poses in Pershing Square, Los Angeles, 1943

Gerry Cooke, Western Union messenger, is dispatched to feed pigeons in Pershing Square, Los Angeles, 1938

Description:
At right, Gerry Cooke, a Western Union messenger, stands, facing left, in Pershing Square. He holds a bag in one hand and drops seed onto the ground with the other. He looks down towards the few pigeons on the ground at left. Behind Gerry Cooke, a line of benches stretches across the image. A few people sit on the benches with their backs to camera and passersby look towards the messenger. Buildings surrounding the square rise in the distance.
Date:
[circa December, 1938]
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Jakobsen, Robert Anders, 1915-1970
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Gerry Cooke, Western Union messenger, is dispatched to feed pigeons in Pershing Square, Los Angeles, 1938

Arnold Foerster, sculptor, stands beside his work, Beethoven, during its dedication ceremony in Pershing Square, Los Angeles, [1932]

Description:
A very similar photograph of the dedication of Arnold Foerster's Beethoven sculpture appears with the article, "Orchestra's Testimonial for Founder Dedicated: HIGH TRIBUTES PAID CLARK Beethoven Statue Unveiling Marked by Plaudits for Sponsor of Philharmonic Orchestra," Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 1932: A2
Date:
[circa October 14, 1932]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Arnold Foerster, sculptor, stands beside his work, Beethoven, during its dedication ceremony in Pershing Square, Los Angeles, [1932]

Violinist Fritz Kreisler and sculptor Arnold Foerster at the unveiling of Foerster's statue of Beethoven in Pershing Square, Los Angeles, 1932

Description:
Friedrich "Fritz" Kreisler was an Austrian-born violinist and composer. One of the most famous violin masters of his or any other day, and regarded as one of the greatest violinists of all time, he was known for his sweet tone and expressive phrasing.
Date:
[circa 1932-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Violinist Fritz Kreisler and sculptor Arnold Foerster at the unveiling of Foerster's statue of Beethoven in Pershing Square, Los Angeles, 1932

Otto Klemperer laying a wreath at Beethoven Statue in Pershing Square, Los Angeles, 1933

Description:
Austrian conductor, Otto Klemperer, often considered one of the five greatest living orchestra conductors of the time, laying a laurel wreath at the base of the statue of Beethoven located at Pershing Square. He inaugurated his 1933 season at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra the following day with Beethoven's "Fifth Symphony."
Date:
Oct 17, 1933
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Otto Klemperer laying a wreath at Beethoven Statue in Pershing Square, Los Angeles, 1933

Statue of Ludwig van Beethoven in Pershing Square the day of its unveiling, Los Angeles, 1932-1939

Description:
Photograph of the statue of Ludwig van Beethoven in Pershing Square. The work is signed by the sculptor, by Arnold Foerster, on the lower right corner of the granite base. The inscription on the base reads: "Beethoven. Dedicated to William Andrews Clark, Jr., Founder of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra."
Date:
[October 14, 1932]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Statue of Ludwig van Beethoven in Pershing Square the day of its unveiling, Los Angeles, 1932-1939

Dr. Frank W. Emerson and veterans during Memorial Day cemermonies, Los Angeles, 1940

Description:
Dr. Frank W. Emerson and two Veterans stand in front of the Private Herman W. Hils memorial in Pershing Square for Memorial Day ceremonies, May 30, 1940. Two garlands honor the fallen soldier who was of the 7th California Volunteer Infantry from Theodore Roosevelt Camp No.9. Memorial reads, "Private Herman W Hils Co. D. Died Dec. 4, 1898." A crowd is visible in the background.
Date:
May 30, 1940
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Dr. Frank W. Emerson and veterans during Memorial Day cemermonies, Los Angeles, 1940