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[Edward Pierce letter to Los Angeles County Superintendents, June 26, 1902]
Workman, Mary Julia, 1871-1964; State Normal School, Los Angeles (Calif.);
A letter, typewritten on letterhead from the State Normal School in Los Angeles, CA, and embossed with the school's crest. The letter confirms that Mary Workman has completed the Kindergarten Course in the State Normal School at Los Angeles.
Catholicism in L.A.

[Mayor Bradley, Gladys Burns, Cardinal Manning, Mary Dockweiler Sooy, and Councilman John Ferraro at charity event at St. Vincent's Hospital]
Bradley, Tom, 1917-1998; Burns, Gladys; Manning, Timothy, Dockweiler Sooy, Mary; Ferraro, John; Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul; Catholic Church--Charities;
Black and white photograph taken at a charity event sponsored by the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, held at City Hall in Los Angeles. The individuals in the photo are identified on the reverse as, from right to left, Mayor Tom...
Catholicism in L.A.

Airplane view of Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, Cal.
Public libraries--California--Los Angeles; Buildings--California--Los Angeles
Aerial view of the Los Angeles Central Library on the southeast corner of Flower and Fifth streets. The large white building next to the library is the Bible Institute of Los Angeles. The Biltmore Hotel and Pershing Square are in the background.
Changing Face of Southern California

An interesting corner in Olvera Street, Los Angeles, California : American women's voluntary services canteen.
Historic buildings--California--Los Angeles; World War, 1939-1945--History--Sources
A group of four uniformed soldiers socializing outside of the Casa Sepulveda on Olvera Street. One of them sits next to a sign which reads, "Welcome Service Men; Free Canteen."
Changing Face of Southern California

Anton Grauel sculpting Seat of Wisdom
Sculptors; Statues; Public sculpture; College campuses--California--Los Angeles
Loyola Marymount University Historical Photograph Collection

Auditorium Hotel, Auditorium Theatre, California Club, and Apartment House District from Pershing Square, Los Angeles, Cal.
Parks--California--Los Angeles; Fountains--California--Los Angeles; Public art--California--Los Angeles; Hotels--California--Los Angeles;
Bird's eye view of park and surrounding buildings; fountain, trees; people strolling; American flag on flagpole rises above trees; foothills in background.
Changing Face of Southern California

Bath house on the Pike
Beaches--California--Long Beach; Bathhouses--California--Long Beach; Swimming pools--California--Long Beach; Boardwalks--California--Long Beach;
A view looking inland toward the Pike. An oriental-style pavilion stands in the foreground, with the Bath House just behind it. Signs along the Pike advertise ice cream, Coca-Cola, and bowling, and the beach is crowded with visitors.
Changing Face of Southern California

Bath House, Long Beach, Cal.
Bathhouses--California--Long Beach; Boardwalks--California--Long Beach; Amusement parks--California--Long Beach; Beaches--California--Long Beach
Groups of people mostly sitting and relaxing on the beach in front of the Long Beach Bath House. The two-story bath house with grand portico is in the background.
Changing Face of Southern California

Beach scene, Long Beach, Cal.
Beaches--California--Long Beach; Piers--California--Long Beach; Swimmers--California--Long Beach;
A view of the beach, looking out toward the ocean. There are crowds of beachgoers in the foreground, with the Long Beach pleasure pier in the distance. The Sun Pavilion is visible at the end of the pier.
Changing Face of Southern California

Bernard Hubbard, S.J., at Los Angeles College
Universities and colleges--Faculty; Jesuits
Loyola Marymount University Historical Photograph Collection

Big Pine Canal. Los Angeles City Illegal Diversion Ditch
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power;
Diversion ditch from Big Pine Canal, most likely illegally cut by City of Los Angeles employees in August 1924. The ditch is now filled in, and the Big Pine Canal (background, lined with brush) was no longer in use a source of irrigation water for...
America's West

Big Pine Canal. Los Angeles City Illegal Diversion Ditch
Los Angeles Department of Water and Power;
Diversion ditch from Big Pine Canal, most likely illegally cut by City of Los Angeles employees in August 1924. The ditch is now filled in, and the Big Pine Canal (background, lined with brush) was no longer in use a source of irrigation water for...
America's West

Broadway, looking south, Los Angeles, Calif.
Department stores--California--Los Angeles; Stores, Retail--California--Los Angeles; Buildings--California--Los Angeles; Streets--California--Los Angeles; Automobiles; Pedestrians; Signs and signboards; Cable cars (Streetcars)
View of Broadway at night with the moon, looking south from near Sixth Street. A sign of the high-end clothing department store Mullen and Bluett Company located in the Walter Perry Story Building is visible on the left. Other nearby store signs...
Changing Face of Southern California

Cahuenga Freeway, Gateway to Hollywood, California
Express highways--California--Los Angeles--Design and construction; Traffic engineering--California--Los Angeles;
A view of Cahuenga Boulevard Parkway with the bridge at Mulholland Drive, looking south, surrounded by the Santa Monica Mountains. Railroad tracks run down the middle of the Parkway, and pass roads are on either side.
Changing Face of Southern California

Central Park, State Normal School in the distance, Los Angeles. Cal.
Parks--California--Los Angeles; Teachers colleges--California--Los Angeles; College buildings--California--Los Angeles
A view of Central Park in Downtown Los Angeles. Several people can be seen throughout the park, and in the foreground, a boy is selling newspapers. In the distance, the upper part of the State Normal School building can be seen.
Changing Face of Southern California

Chinatown, Los Angeles, California
Chinese Restaurants--California--Los Angeles; Decoration and ornament, Architectural--California--Los Angeles;
From Central Plaza looking east onto Broadway through East Gate; restaurant Li-Po at corner left; benches, trees, telephone booths; automobiles parked on street and in parking lot across the street; people strolling and sitting.
Changing Face of Southern California

Cinderella Ballroom and East Seaside Boulevard, Long Beach, California
Dance Halls--California--Long Beach; Parks--California--Long Beach;
A view looking down East Seaside Boulevard, featuring landscaped grounds in the foreground, and the facade of the Cinderella Ballroom on the left, with its large sign advertising "Dancing" standing out from the building. The Hotel Robinson, Villa...
Changing Face of Southern California

City Hall and the Stephen M. White Statue, Los Angeles, California
City halls--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles; Outdoor sculpture--California--Los Angeles; Statues
Current City Hall building; statue of Stephen M. White on pedestal in foreground, bearing the dates 1833-1901; American flag on flagpole in front of building.
Changing Face of Southern California

Civic Center, County Courthouse, Los Angeles, California
Public buildings--California--Los Angeles; Roads--California--Los Angeles; Civic centers--California--Los Angeles;
Front of Los Angeles County Courthouse from the corner of Grand and First Streets, looking south on First toward City Hall; automobiles; traffic lights; streetlights; people walking; trees and shrubbery; flag of California on flagpole in front of...
Changing Face of Southern California

Compton Bank now open
Earthquakes--California--Compton; Earthquake damage--California--Compton; Banks--California--Compton;
Photograph of the Security First National Bank, showing wreckage from the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake. The sidewalk is covered in rubble, and a burst pipe sprays water into the air.
Changing Face of Southern California

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