Unidentified hearing in courtroom with two men seated at table, one man standing, and possibly testifying as a witness, and a police officer standing in background. On the table are papers and three small model cars.
Unidentified hearing in courtroom with two men seated at table, one man standing, and possibly testifying as a witness, and a police officer standing in background. On the table are papers and three small model cars.
Unidentified hearing in courtroom with two men seated at table, one man standing and listening, possibly a witness, and a police officer standing in background. On the table are papers and small model cars.
Unidentified hearing in courtroom with two men seated at table, one man standing and possibly testifying as a witness, and a police officer standing in background. On the table are papers and three small model cars.
Rural boomtown town [?] with a bulldozer and wooden tripod structures on open land in the foreground, scattered buildings in the background and a hill beyond
Rural boomtown town [?] with fenced land, scattered buildings, buildings under construction (or greenhouses) in the middle distance, and with a hill beyond
Crowd watching a baseball game at Wrigley Field in South Los Angeles. Los Angeles's Wrigley Field was built in 1925 and torn down in 1966. It was host to minor league baseball teams and home of the Los Angeles Angeles. The field is named after the same Wrigley as Wrigley Field in Chicago, but it actually received the name first and had more on-site parking than Chicago's field does now.
American actor and director Slim Summerville. Summerville made the transition between silent to sound films. He was best known for his work in silent comedies but he also acted in dramas, such as ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT (1930) and directed over 50 short films.
American actor and director Slim Summerville. Summerville made the transition between silent to sound films. He was best known for his work in silent comedies but he also acted in dramas, such as All Quiet on the Western Front (1930) and directed over 50 short films.
Political figure Everett Sanders reads something shown to him by Walter Hister. Sanders was the Presidential secretary for Coolidge and was later appointed chairman of the Republican National Committee by Herbert Hoover
Political figure Everett Sanders standing holding a sheet of paper. Sanders was the Presidential secretary for Coolidge and was later appointed chairman of the Republican National Committee by Herbert Hoover
Political figure Everett Sanders standing holding a sheet of paper. Sanders was the Presidential secretary for Coolidge and was later appointed chairman of the Republican National Committee by Herbert Hoover
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) building. The MWD, which was formed in 1928, is the largest supplier of treated water in the U.S.
Unidentified hearing in courtroom with two men seated at table, one man standing, and possibly testifying as a witness as he reaches for a small figure of a man on the table. Also on the table are small model cars and papers.
Harold Bell Wright (May 4, 1872-May 24, 1944) , author, poses in Los Angeles. Wright was a novelist and playwright who worked in Hollywood. He wrote fifteen original screenplays and he sold five of his novels to moviemakers (1926-1941). Movies based on his novels include The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) and The Shepherd of the Hills (1941). Wright died in La Jolla and was buried in San Diego.
(left to right) Police captain Clement Peoples, Sam Williams, and Sheriff Eugene Biscailuz tasting something with a large spoon at the Los Angeles County Jail.
Male and female restaurant workers waiting to serve customers outside a drive-in restaurant. The restaurant has fountain service and several sandwiches advertised outside
(Left to right) (former?) Loyola football head coach Tom Lieb, attorney Charles Gass and (former?) Loyola football player Walter Christensen in conversation in the Superior Court Department
Silent era actress Miriam Cooper Walsh on the witness stand, probably related either to her 14-year-long alimony dispute with ex-husband Raoul Walsh, film director and producer, or a later tax case concerning those alimony payments
Close-up of a chess board and one of the player's hands. The player is taking out a black knight with the white queen and at the same time checking the black king.
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator. He was a leader of the Prarie School movement in architecture. In California, Wright built houses using the textile block system process in 1923 and 1924. In the Los Angeles area, Wright built the Hollyhock House, the Alice Millard House, the John Storer House, the Samuel Freeman House, the Ennis House, and the Anderton Court Shops.
Unidentified hearing in courtroom with One man seated at table, one man standing, and possibly testifying as a witness, and a police officer standing in background. On the table are papers, small model cars and a small figure of a man.
Unidentified hearing in courtroom with one man seated at table, one man standing, and possibly testifying as a witness, and a police officer standing in background. On the table are papers, small model cars and a small figure of a man.
Left to right: Detective Lieutenant R.S. Hamilton, Adolfo Campos, Det. Lt. E.J. Henry, and Det. Lt. E.C. Biffle, with a suitcase full of smuggled marijuana. Campos is the suspected smuggler.
Herbert Rawlinson with wife and young daughter Sally Ann posed in between cars of a train. Herbert Rawlinson was a famed English actor of the silent era who continued to work in character roles after the advent of sound films.
Three men talking outside of a warehouse or factory, two wearing suits and hats and one wearing dress pants and a dress shirt and tie. Signs on the building read "Fabrics, Cotton, Frames and Supplies, Wholesale Prices," and "Shipping & Receiving."
Waitress carries a tray outside a drive-in restaurant while two other waitresses stand by. The restaurant has fountain service and several sandwiches advertised on the menu
Waitress outside a drive-in restaurant. The restaurant has fountain service, several types of sandwiches, corned beef hash, and a salad advertised on the menu.