The Willis M. Hawkins Papers, 1920-2009 (80 boxes) document the successful aerospace engineering career of Hawkins at Lockheed, the relationships between industry, military, and government, and the development of airplanes, missile systems, and...
Group photo of eleven (11) men, possibly employees of the Mount Wilson Observatory optical laboratory, Pasadena. The men are standing in front of a palm tree, and all are wearing suits. Some of them are holding their hats in their hands.
Group photograph of Mount Wilson Observatory staff with H.A. Lorenz. The group is standing in front of the Observatory's office building in Pasadena, on Santa Barbara Street, looking WSW. The group consists of twenty-four (24) men and women; the...
Young women pack crates of oranges in the San Fernando Heights Citrus Pack House. Wearing aprons and gloves, the young women stand in front of orange crates picking out oranges from a conveyor belt on their right. Each of the oranges is wrapped in...
Young women pack crates of lemons in the Leffingwell Rancho packing house. Wearing aprons and gloves, the young women stand in front of crates picking out lemons from a conveyor belt that runs down the center of the image. There are two lines of...
Three rows of uniformed employees at the Crescent Creamery Company (City Dairy) at 240 North Allen. Except for one man in the middle of the front row, all of the men wear coveralls, white hats, and a bow tie or neck tie.
Dietitians at the Pasadena Hospital. The women pictured are: Gertrude Milleague, Fannie Enloe, Ethel Rhodes, Lucille Shaw and Beulah Rhodes. Each has a tray of food which they are either holding or resting on the cart.
Fourteen women work on various parts of inflatable rubber boats at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant. The women are working on two inflated boats in a long low factory hall which is filled with other rubber products.
The collection primarily chronicles the history and development of Southern California Edison, including the construction of Edison plants, advertising footage, the search for alternative energy sources, and employee news videos featuring updates...