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Wreckage of a plane crash that killed test pilot Clark McRoy and his 15-year-old passenger Russell C. Holt, Los Angeles, 1945

Description:
Wreckage of a plane crash that killed 34-year-old test pilot Clark McRoy and his 15-year-old passenger Russell C. Holt. Holt's father, Elwin E. Holt, watched the crash and saw the plane hit the ground 300 yards from his home. Holt said he saw his son wave from the plane before it went into a sharp dive.
Date:
November 25, 1945
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Wreckage of a plane crash that killed test pilot Clark McRoy and his 15-year-old passenger Russell C. Holt, Los Angeles, 1945

Workers spreading asphalt on road under construction in Huntington Palisades, Pacific Palisades, 1929

Description:
View from behind tall eucalyptus tree towards road under construction in the Huntington Palisades area of Pacific Palisades. The curbs and sidewalks are visible as well as two street lights. Nine road construction workers are spreading asphalt with rakes and shovels and one worker operates an asphalt roller. Two cars are parked on the road and Eucalyptus trees populate the landscape
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Workers spreading asphalt on road under construction in Huntington Palisades, Pacific Palisades, 1929

Women riding a cart serenaded by 2 men at the Old Spanish Days Fiesta, Santa Barbara, 1932

Description:
Six women riding in a cart serenaded by 2 men, one playing a guitar, at the Old Spanish Days Fiesta in Santa Barbara. They may be part of the wedding party described in an 8/19/1932 Los Angeles Times article titled "Historic Pageant Opens Santa Barbara Fiesta..." stating "The bridal pair on horseback were escorted by many riders by caballero and senorita, while a creaking careta carried members of the family of both bride and groom."
Date:
August 18, 1932
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Women riding a cart serenaded by 2 men at the Old Spanish Days Fiesta, Santa Barbara, 1932

View from below of the damage done to a marine terminal after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

Description:
View from below of damage to a L.A. Harbor terminal after the Markay, an oil tanker owned by the Keystone Tankship Corp., exploded in the wee hours of the morning. The fire was fed by leaking gasoline and threatened at least five terminals in the harbor. At least 22 were injured and 9, possibly 12, people were killed. Damage was estimated at $10,000,000.
Date:
June 22, 1947
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
View from below of the damage done to a marine terminal after the Markay oil tanker exploded in L.A. Harbor, Los Angeles, 1947

View down Main Street during construction to widen the street, Santa Monica, 1930

Description:
View down Main Street during construction to widen the street. A woman in a white coat stands in the middle of the street watching road workers to the right next to a truck carrying gravel and another road working truck, and two men wearing suits converse in the right foreground. On the right is a circular road sign reading: "Lions International."
Date:
1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
View down Main Street during construction to widen the street, Santa Monica, 1930

Veterans fill out paperwork to purchase surplus trucks and trailers from the War Assets Administration, Port Hueneme, May 1946

Description:
Veterans fill out paperwork with cashiers and the California Vehicle License Bureau to purchase surplus trucks and trailers from the War Assets Administration at Port Hueneme. The sale was open to veterans only and included 5499 vehicles valued at about $14,000,000 total.
Date:
between May 20 and May 26, 1946
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Veterans fill out paperwork to purchase surplus trucks and trailers from the War Assets Administration, Port Hueneme, May 1946