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- Ed Whittington and a billboard for the Los Angeles Times. 1935.
- 1935
- Ed Whittington poses in front a a billboard for the Los Angeles Times, which seems to feature him holding a newspaper. The billboard reads "Mister, here's a real paper ; Los Angeles Times". There are three lamps projecting from the top of the sign...
- Photographs
- John Cobb, land speed record, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. 1939.
- 1939
- John Cobb speaks into a standing microphone at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Three men stand around Cobb, who is wearing goggles, a cap, and a boilersuit, or coveralls, with the Gilmore Oil Company lion logo on the left breast. There is a...
- Photographs
- Grandstands and race track, Southern California Fair, Riverside. 1930.
- 1930
- A panoramic view of grandstands and a race track at the Southern California Fair in Riverside. The seats are filled with onlookers, with more on the far side of the track lining the railing. Men mounted on horses are on the left in the infield. A...
- Photographs
- Opening day, Grand Central Air Terminal, Glendale. 1929.
- 1929
- A panoramic view of opening day events at Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale. People and cars line the left side of the runway, while on the far side there are numerous airplanes parked in front of hangars. A note in the lower right corner...
- Photographs
- Runnymede, Los Angeles? 1929.
- 1929
- A panoramic view of Runnymede, probably the one in the San Fernando Valley. There are around 30 long, low buildings, possibly chicken pens, on either side of a road lined with parked automobiles. A note in the lower left corner reads "Photo by...
- Photographs
- Finding aid for Papers of Jack Smith, 1925-2004.
- 1925-2004.
- The collection has several strong subject points for the purpose of research including journalism and the writing process and the history of Los Angeles. There are many letters written during World War II that discuss life in America as well as...
- Finding Aids
- Mayday, Griffith Park, Los Angeles. 1930.
- 1930
- A large crowd of children and adults watch as women dance around three maypoles wearing various costumes, in Griffith Park in Los Angeles. The maypoles are standing in a clearing surrounded by trees which shade the seated and standing onlookers.
- Photographs
- Carpenter’s Drive-in Restaurant, Sunset and Vine, Hollywood, Los Angeles. 1932.
- 1932
- A slightly elevated view of Carpenter's Drive-in Restaurant at the corner of Sunset and Vine in Hollywood, Los Angeles. The lot around the octagonal building is filled with parked automobiles, and there are a few servers among the vehicles. The lot...
- Photographs
- Canoes in a pool, Griffith Park, Los Angeles. 1930.
- 1930
- Two canoes with two young men in each float in a pool at Griffith Park in Los Angeles. One of the boys in each boat is standing and holding a long pole with a padded end, which they are trying to push the other boy with. A crowd composed mostly of...
- Photographs
- Frank L. Shaw, dedication of the Griffith Park Golf Club and Course, Los Angeles. 1937.
- 1937
- Mayor Frank L. Shaw of Los Angeles poses in front of a camera at the dedication of the Griffith Park Golf Club and Course in Los Angeles. Shaw is posed with a golf club resting on his shoulder, near a group of three other men with golf clubs.
- Photographs
- Paul Bragg and hikers, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles. Circa 1930.
- circa 1930
- Paul Bragg, nutrition and wellness proponent, poses with a large group of children and adults who took part in a hike in the Hollywood Hills in Los Angeles. All of the participants are flexing their biceps, with their hands next to their ears.
- Photographs
- House, Palos Verdes. 1940.
- 1940
- A street view of a long ranch house in Palos Verdes. There is a circular driveway in front of the house and a lawn with molasses sacks stretched between posts. There is another house on the right, separated by a picket fence, and in the background...
- Photographs
- House, Rolling Hills, Rancho Palos Verdes. 1937.
- 1937
- A view of a longs ranch house in the Rolling Hills area of Rancho Palos Verde. There is a gravel driveway and two trees in front of the house. Two girls stand by the porch of the house, and a dog is on the front lawn.
- Photographs
- House, Palos Verdes. 1940.
- 1940
- A street view of a ranch house and partially surrounding picket fence in Palos Verdes. There is a building, possibly a barn or garage, to the right of the house, and a paddock with horses in it. The background is an area of rolling, undeveloped...
- Photographs
- Oil Wells, Venice, Los Angeles. 1930.
- 1930
- A view of a beach lined with houses in Venice, Los Angeles. There are numerous oil wells located among and behind the houses.
- Photographs
- Tract, El Segundo and Yukon, Hawthorne. 1941.
- 1941
- Houses under development on a tract at El Segundo and Yukon in Hawthorne. There are dozens of houses at various stages of construction lining dirt streets. A few automobiles are parked along the streets, in front of houses.
- Photographs
- Westchester tracts, Los Angeles. 1942.
- 1942
- A residential street lined with houses in a tract in Westchester in Los Angeles. A man is climbing into an automobile in the foreground.
- Photographs
- Westchester tracts, Los Angeles. 1942.
- 1942
- Houses under development on a tract in Westchester in Los Angeles. There are dozens of houses at various stages of construction lining an unpaved street. A few automobiles are parked along the street.
- Photographs
- Entrance, Rolling Hills, Palos Verdes. 1937.
- 1937
- Palm trees and a wood gate frame the entrance to the Rolling Hills area of Palos Verdes. A sign over the gate reads "Rolling Hills : country life -- city convenience". The road that passes through the gate and into the distance is unpaved and has...
- Photographs
- Ski jump at the Hollywood Bowl, 2301 North Highland, Los Angeles. 1935.
- 1935
- A woman with a shovel loads snow into a snow blower (?) at the bottom of a ski jump being constructed at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. The woman is wearing a hat, gloves, and a scarf, and stands in front of a thinly covered hill.
- Photographs