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Burning wood debris in a field following the flood resulting from the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Description:
The St. Francis Dam was a 200-foot high concrete gravity-arch dam built between 1924 and 1926 in St. Francisquito Canyon (near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita). The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928 at two and a half minutes before midnight. The resulting flood killed more than 600 residents plus an unknown number of itinerant farm workers camped in San Francisquito Canyon, making it the 2nd greatest loss of life in California after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is considered the worst American civil engineering failure in the 20th century.
Date:
March 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Burning wood debris in a field following the flood resulting from the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Road work after the flood resulting from the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Description:
The St. Francis Dam was a 200-foot high concrete gravity-arch dam built between 1924 and 1926 in St. Francisquito Canyon (near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita). The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928 at two and a half minutes before midnight. The resulting flood killed more than 600 residents plus an unknown number of itinerant farm workers camped in San Francisquito Canyon, making it the 2nd greatest loss of life in California after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is considered the worst American civil engineering failure in the 20th century.
Date:
March 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Road work after the flood resulting from the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Benji Okubo receiving an award from J. Y. Blaikie for a poster that he created for the California Botanic Garden, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Benji Okubo, born in Riverside, was a renowned painter of Japanese ancestry. A graduate of Otis Art Institute (1929), he was active in Los Angeles from the 20's through the 40's. Incarcerated in 1942 in Heart Mountain for the duration of the war, Okubo continued to paint and to teach art classes to fellow inmates. After the war, Okubo returned to Los Angeles with his wife, Chisato, and supported his family as a successful landscape architect. While Okubo continued to paint, his professional career in art did not resume its pre-war level of activity and recognition.
Date:
March 15, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Benji Okubo receiving an award from J. Y. Blaikie for a poster that he created for the California Botanic Garden, Los Angeles, 1928

House washed by flood into middle of street after the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Paula (Calif.), 1928

Description:
The St. Francis Dam was a 200-foot high concrete gravity-arch dam built between 1924 and 1926 in St. Francisquito Canyon (near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita). The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928 at two and a half minutes before midnight. The resulting flood killed more than 600 residents plus an unknown number of itinerant farm workers camped in San Francisquito Canyon, making it the 2nd greatest loss of life in California after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is considered the worst American civil engineering failure in the 20th century.
Date:
March 14, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
House washed by flood into middle of street after the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Paula (Calif.), 1928

Anthony Fokker and Harris M. Hanshue pose as they shake hands, [Montebello?], [1928]

Description:
From left to right, Anthony Fokker and Harris M. Hanshue stand at center and shake each other's hand. They both appear to pose as they look towards the right. To the right of them, a man stands in partial view along the right edge. Behind and to the left of them, a group of 3 women stand, including Violet Fokker. She stands in partial view, blocked by her husband, and faces towards the left. The side of an airplane is viewed close-up as it stretches behind the group and across the background.
Date:
[between June - July, 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Anthony Fokker and Harris M. Hanshue pose as they shake hands, [Montebello?], [1928]

Group portrait of children outside tents after the flood resulting from the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Description:
The St. Francis Dam was a 200-foot high concrete gravity-arch dam built between 1924 and 1926 in St. Francisquito Canyon (near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita). The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928 at two and a half minutes before midnight. The resulting flood killed more than 600 residents plus an unknown number of itinerant farm workers camped in San Francisquito Canyon, making it the 2nd greatest loss of life in California after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is considered the worst American civil engineering failure in the 20th century.
Date:
March 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Group portrait of children outside tents after the flood resulting from the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Group portrait of children outside tents after the flood resulting from the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Description:
The St. Francis Dam was a 200-foot high concrete gravity-arch dam built between 1924 and 1926 in St. Francisquito Canyon (near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita). The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928 at two and a half minutes before midnight. The resulting flood killed more than 600 residents plus an unknown number of itinerant farm workers camped in San Francisquito Canyon, making it the 2nd greatest loss of life in California after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is considered the worst American civil engineering failure in the 20th century.
Date:
March 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Group portrait of children outside tents after the flood resulting from the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Two men and a woman at a desk with a Pennsylvania newspaper in front of them, 1928

Description:
The St. Francis Dam was a 200-foot high concrete gravity-arch dam built between 1924 and 1926 in St. Francisquito Canyon (near present-day Castaic and Santa Clarita). The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928 at two and a half minutes before midnight. The resulting flood killed more than 600 residents plus an unknown number of itinerant farm workers camped in San Francisquito Canyon, making it the 2nd greatest loss of life in California after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It is considered the worst American civil engineering failure in the 20th century.
Date:
March 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Two men and a woman at a desk with a Pennsylvania newspaper in front of them, 1928

Painting by E. Irving Couse titled "A Pueblo Hunter" in an ornate frame, Los Angeles, circa 1920

Description:
Art about Pueblo peoples in New Mexico is reported on in "America's Art Centre in the Southwest: How Santa Fe, New Mexico, is Striving to Become Distinctive by Borrowing From the Beauty of the Pueblo Indians and Their Art," Los Angeles Times, 27 Jul. 1924: I9. Couse is named herein as one of many artists who were a part of this artistic movement.
Date:
[between 1920-1930]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Painting by E. Irving Couse titled "A Pueblo Hunter" in an ornate frame, Los Angeles, circa 1920

Otto Peltzer, German track star, works out on the track at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Peltzer, the world record holder at the 880 at the time, was particularly interested in running on the Coliseum track, which he praised as a fast track. Two months after this photograph was taken he ran against local racers and set a new Southern California record. During World War II, Peltzer was imprisoned by the Germans because was gay.
Date:
January 11, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Otto Peltzer, German track star, works out on the track at the Coliseum, Los Angeles, 1928

San Pedro Municipal Building under construction, San Pedro, 1928

Description:
Bird's-eye view of steel beams framing the lower portion of San Pedro Municipal Building, also known as San Pedro City Hall, under construction, with 2 cranes at work, man working on framing, wooden barrier along sidewalk, intersection and cars in foreground, businesses in left background, Los Angeles Harbor in right background. Business signs read: Foot's Transfer and Storage, Hotel, Eastside, Money to Loan, Motel Vernon, Dentist
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
San Pedro Municipal Building under construction, San Pedro, 1928

Arch gateway to Big Pines Los Angeles County Camp, Big Pines Camp, circa 1923-1939

Description:
Snow covers the Angeles Crest Highway which spans the width of the bottom edge and stretches into the distance. At center, an arched gateway rises and passes over the road. Two crenelated, stone towers stand on either side of the road. An archway stretches between the towers and across the road. Carved text along the front side of the arch reads, "BIG PINES-L.A. COUNTY CAMP." A keystone sits at the center of the arch.
Date:
[circa 1923-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Arch gateway to Big Pines Los Angeles County Camp, Big Pines Camp, circa 1923-1939

Commander Richard Byrd walks through a crowd while aboard the C. A. Larsen, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Commander Richard Byrd walks through a crowd while aboard his ship, the whaler, C. A. Larsen. The crowd is viewed close-up and stretches across the foreground. It continues to arc back to the left. At center, Commander Byrd stands towards the back of the crowd. He dons his sailor's hat and looks steadfastly to the right. Fellow officers stand behind and to the right of Commander Byrd and the crowd. Masts, rigging and funnels on the C. A. Larsen occupy the background.
Date:
[circa October 10, 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Commander Richard Byrd walks through a crowd while aboard the C. A. Larsen, Los Angeles, 1928

Herbert Hoover leaving Pacific Southwest Exposition, Long Beach, 1928

Description:
Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover undertook a day-long trip throughout southern California on August 17, 1928. He visited Santa Barbara, Glendale, Los Angeles, Long Beach, Pasadena, and San Bernardino. This photo was him leaving Long Beach with men following behind him in hats. Onlookers watch him leave from the shore.
Date:
August 17, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Herbert Hoover leaving Pacific Southwest Exposition, Long Beach, 1928

Storm-flooded Beverly Blvd. at the intersection with Lake St., Los Angeles, circa 1927-1939

Description:
Photograph of storm-flooded Beverly Boulevard from the intersection with Lake Street facing NW. Several automobiles are traveling through the floodwater on the street. Signs on commercial buildings read "Caltex Sportswear Retail," "Snowdrift for Cake, Biscuit, pastry..., We lock in all it's [sic] goodness [and] give you the key," "Chevrolet, Now on display, 2 New Chevrolets, Choose Chevrolet for quality at low cost," "Associated Class Co.," and "Catherine The Valiant,"
Date:
[circa 1927-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Storm-flooded Beverly Blvd. at the intersection with Lake St., Los Angeles, circa 1927-1939

Frank Dewar, Buck Lieuallen, and Eugene Biscailuz during the Hickman kidnapping and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1927-1928

Description:
Standing from left to right: Los Angeles County Jailer Frank Dewar, Oregon police officer Cecil "Buck" Lieuallen, an unidentified male (probably a law enforcement officer), and Undersheriff Eugene Biscailuz, photographed inside Biscailuz's office. The photo was taken during the arraignment or trial of William Edward Hickman, who kidnapped and murdered Marion Parker, age 12.
Date:
[1927-1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Frank Dewar, Buck Lieuallen, and Eugene Biscailuz during the Hickman kidnapping and murder trial, Los Angeles, 1927-1928

Rev. John J. Cantwell breaks ground at Loyola College, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Reverend John J. Cantwell holds a shovel in front of a banner that says Loyola College, held up by two young men. To Reverend Cantwell's left stands a man in graduation robes holding his hat to his chest. To Reverend Cantwell's left stands another clergyman. Behind them there are stands filled with observers and a podium with a microphone, where another person stands.
Date:
May 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Rev. John J. Cantwell breaks ground at Loyola College, Los Angeles, 1928