View of front and south side of Central Library from across the street; the parking lot in front of the library is almost full; stairs lead up to the courtyard; lawn, trees, flowers, and shrubbery; buildings in background.
Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Ranches--California--Owens Valley; Land use, Rural--California--History; Rangelands--California--Owens Valley; Ranches--California--Owens Valley; Barbed wire; Fences
Valley rangeland presumably unused for ranching or farming after coming under the ownership of the City of Los Angeles. Barbed wire fence marks off land. Telephone pole in right background. Mountains in background unidentified. They are either...
Political campaigns--California--Los Angeles; Legislators--United States; Governors--California--Election;
Two carbon copies of a letter from an unidentified sender, possibly Henry Isidore Dockweiler, to J. Paul Getty, requesting a donation that had been discussed at an earlier date, toward John Francis Dockweiler's campaign to become Governor of...
Three photographs fixed on a sheet of paper. Typescript on paper: ""Miscellaneous Items. Miriam Bell, first cook in the original Lair, (shed by St. Robert's) and her dog, Rollo, the campus mascot. Circa 1935."" Hand-written note...
Political campaigns--California--Los Angeles; Legislators--United States; Governors--California--Election; Labor--Political aspects--California; Youth--Political activity--California;
Three brochures for John F. Dockweiler's campaign for Governor. Each brochure is three sided, four pages. The brochures are titled: An Information Introduction to John F. Dockweiler, A Statement of Labor by John F. Dockweiler, and Youth and the...
City Halls--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles;
Second Los Angeles City Hall building; horse and buggy parked in front; across the road a picket fence borders a grassy area with a gate opening onto a path.
City Halls--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles;
Second city hall building from right angle; automobiles parked outside; streetlights; lettering on building to the right reads:"Ladies Tailoring," American flag hangs from City Hall tower.
Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Ranches--California--Owens Valley; Land use, Rural--California--History; Rangelands--California--Owens Valley; Ranches--California--Owens Valley;
Rangeland presumably unused for ranching or farming after coming under ownership of the City of Los Angeles. In center background are ruins of building among clump of trees. Black mass on right is cactus. Mountains in background unidentified. They...
Photographic portrait of J. D. Black and Yetta Foorman, Bishop, California residents. Both persons are dressed in formal attire. Yetta Foorman wears a large-brimmed hat adorned with veiling and ostrich plumes. Title supplied by cataloger.
Photograph of wreckage from the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake. A policeman and several civilians are outside amid large piles of rubble. A car has been crushed under the falling debris, and the ruins of a building can be seen in the background.
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.
Photograph of Main St., Compton, showing buildings destroyed by the earthquake, including the Fargo Coffee & Tea Co., and cars crushed by the falling debris. In the distance, a crane lifts a pile of rubble, with a few onlookers.
Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles; Land use, Rural--California--History; Wells--California--Owens Valley; Groundwater--California--Owens Valley; Canals--California--Owens Valley;...
One of the canals that the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power operated in Owens Valley to bring groundwater pumped from wells to the Los Angeles Aqueduct. In left background are power lines or telephone lines. In right background are the...
Public libraries--California--Los Angeles; Public utility companies--California--Los Angeles;
Front of Central Library with steps leading up center path with fountains on three levels; lawn, trees and shrubbery line walking paths; people walking up steps toward entrance; view of Edison building to left; in front of Edison Building, sign on...
Front of Central Library; three fountains and steps leading to entrance; trees, lawn, shrubbery line walking paths; people strolling and sitting on benches; across the street to the left is the Edison Building.