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El Castillo Building and Masonic Temple, Santa Barbara, [1926-1928?]

Description:
A similar photograph appears with the article “Art of the Architect.” Los Angeles Times, 6 May 1928. Caption reads: El Castillo, Santa Barbara; Wythe, Blaine & Olson, architects, winner of an honorable mention for civic and commercial architecture in the 1926 competition, under the auspices of the plans and planting committee of the Santa Barbara Community Arts Association.
Date:
[1926-1928?]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
El Castillo Building and Masonic Temple, Santa Barbara, [1926-1928?]

Workers clear flood debris after the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Description:
Workers clear flood debris with tractors after the flood resulting from the failure of the Saint Francis Dam. on March 12. 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
Workers clear flood debris after the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Nurses gathered at a front porch after the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Description:
A group of nurses is gathered around a front porch after the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam. This photograph may be related to the article, "Thousands Rush To Aid in Work of Rescue and Relief: Red Cross Directs Gigantic Task of Succor in Devastated Area; Water Board Appropriates $25,000; Food and Shelter Needed Immediately "Times" Flood Relief Fund," Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 1928: 1.
Date:
March 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Nurses gathered at a front porch after the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Aerial view of the flood that followed the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Description:
Aerial view of the flood that followed the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam. The dam collapsed on March 12. 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
Aerial view of the flood that followed the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Flood relief workers (?) eating at a u-shaped bar following 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
Flood relief workers (?) eating at a u-shaped bar following the failure of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

USC President Dr. Rufus B. von Kleinsmid receives a diploma from French Consul Henri Didot, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
During a ceremony at the Biltmore Hotel, French philanthropist Lucien Brunswig (far left) stands beside French Consul Henri Didot as he hands the diploma of the Order of L'Instruction Publique to USC President Dr. Rufus B. von Kleinsmid, for his work in promoting international education and good will. Kleinsmid was also made an office of the order and awarded a medal. On his right is retired French Capt. Charles Vical, who started a French language school in Los Angeles.
Date:
January 10, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
USC President Dr. Rufus B. von Kleinsmid receives a diploma from French Consul Henri Didot, Los Angeles, 1928

Los Angeles police sergeant Howard L. Barlow reviews fingerprint evidence during the Leo Patrick Kelley murder case, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Howard L. Barlow sits in the witness stand during the trial of Leo Patrick Kelley, charged for the murder of Myrtle Mellus. He holds a piece of folded paper and a pencil in his hands, going over the findings of Kelley's fingerprints that were on the whiskey bottle, which is placed on the ledge in front of him. Reported in "Police Say Fingerprints Prove Kelly Slayer: Los Angeles Detectives Believe They Have Clinched Killing Of Mrs. Mellus," The Sun, 10 Aug. 1928: 10.
Date:
August 9, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Los Angeles police sergeant Howard L. Barlow reviews fingerprint evidence during the Leo Patrick Kelley murder case, Los Angeles, 1928

Spectators crowd a wharf and wave towards camera, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
The camera looks down from the side of a ship (not in frame) and towards a large gathering of spectators standing on the wharf below. A gap between the crowd and the ship extends past the lower right corner. Beyond it, a thick crowd of spectators stand, facing camera. Some tip their hats or wave towards the camera. The crowd stretches back on an upward angle to the right. Near the upper right corner, a tripod sits atop the roof of a vehicle that is surrounded by the crowd. A narrow channel of water passes behind them.
Date:
[circa October 10, 1928]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
Spectators crowd a wharf and wave towards camera, Los Angeles, 1928

Throngs seeking to identify victims in a temporary morgue after the failure of the Saint Francis Dam and resulting flood, Newhall (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
Throngs seeking to identify victims in a temporary morgue after the failure of the Saint Francis Dam and resulting flood, Newhall (Calif.), 1928

Aerial view of flooding after the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Description:
Aerial view of the Santa Clara River Valley with planted plots of land and a road in the foreground and the river beyond. The dam collapsed on March 12, 1928. 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
Aerial view of flooding after the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1928

Railroad track repair effort in the valley after the flooding caused by the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1920s

Description:
Construction crew works on a railroad track. The dam collapsed on March 12. 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:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Railroad track repair effort in the valley after the flooding caused by the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam, Santa Clara River Valley (Calif.), 1920s

Six men wearing suits in the canyon after the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam, San Francisquito Canyon (Calif.), 1928

Description:
Six men probably engaged in the investigation that followed the collapse of the St. Francis Dam. 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
Six men wearing suits in the canyon after the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam, San Francisquito Canyon (Calif.), 1928

Upward view of the canyon rock face after the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam, San Francisquito Canyon (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
Upward view of the canyon rock face after the collapse of the Saint Francis Dam, San Francisquito Canyon (Calif.), 1928

Los Angeles Times city editor Guy Stafford, Los Angeles, 1927-1939

Description:
Photograph of Guy Stafford, member of the Los Angeles Times staff from 1927 and city editor from 1937 to 1943. Mr. Stafford fought in World War I, following which he continued living in Germany until 1923, where we worked as editor of the Armoc News, the daily paper for the American Army of Occupation. After a brief stint at Santa Barbara News after 1923, he came to the LA Times in 1927. He served as picture editor and day city editor before becoming city editor.
Date:
[between 1927-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Los Angeles Times city editor Guy Stafford, Los Angeles, 1927-1939

"New Jersey" float before the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1928

Description:
"New Jersey" float showing Washington crossing the Delaware with a striking floral American flag in the boat, photographed on a residential street (probably S. Orange Grove Blvd.) before the start of the parade. Men dressed in the uniform of the Revolutionary Army are on the float and a soldier stands next to the float with a banner reading: "New Jersey." The float was entered by the city of Long Beach.
Date:
January 2, 1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
"New Jersey" float before the Tournament of Roses Parade, Pasadena, 1928

Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church with fundraising banners, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Exterior view of the main facade of the Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church. Signs on the church advertise a fundraising effort to prevent foreclosure, reading: "Save The Tower! $25,000 will do it. Will You Give It?" and "$50,000 Will Save This Church. Have You Given Your Bit for Religion? This Church belongs to Everybody." A tower-shaped sign to indicate the status of the fundraising effort is at the corner of the property. Other signs read: "Leila Castberg Preacher ... Church of Divine Power...Service, Sunday 7:30," and "May 6 The Miracle Church, Dr. Frank Dyer...Duled By Money...7:30."
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church with fundraising banners, Los Angeles, 1928

Ada Ince, [rephotographed], 1925-1939

Description:
Image of a photo of Ada Ince, beauty contestant and actress. Handwritten in left corner of photo: "To My Sweetheart, All My Love. Forever Ada." Handwritten in right corner of photo: "D. Gaggeri. Wilshire 'La Brea' L.A." Born Ada Williams, she married William T. Ince and became Ada Williams Ince. In 1934 Ada and William divorced. In 1935 Ada married Ray E. Dodge and became Ada Ince Dodge.
Date:
[between 1925-1939]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Ada Ince, [rephotographed], 1925-1939

George Contreras, county investigator, and Asa Keyes, district attorney, at a crime scene in a basement, Los Angeles, 1924-1929

Description:
Photograph of George Contreras (left), Los Angeles County investigator, holding what appear to be bone fragments, and district attorney Asa Keyes, seated behind a trench in a basement. A shovel with torn fabric draped over it is on the left and a man behind them holds a candle.
Date:
[between 1924-1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections
George Contreras, county investigator, and Asa Keyes, district attorney, at a crime scene in a basement, Los Angeles, 1924-1929