An aerial view of Century City in Los Angeles, California, showing the Century Plaza Hotel and Fox Studios. The major thoroughfare in the center of the image is Olympic Boulevard.
Church buildings--California--Los Angeles; Pentecostal churches--California--Los Angeles; Regeneration (Theology)--California--Los Angeles; Radio stations--California--Los Angeles; Religious broadcasting--California--Los Angeles;
Exterior view of the Angelus temple. Signs on the building advertise "'Holy Fire' Service, Easter Sunrise, 5:30am" and "4 Services Daily; Great Pentecostal Revival." A marquee over the door reads, "Aimee Semple McPherson,...
Settlement houses--California--Los Angeles; Social settlements--California--Los Angeles; Public service organizations--California--Los Angeles; Community service--California--Los Angeles; Charitable organizations--California--Los Angeles;
A printed bifold pamphlet explaining and promoting the mission and work of the Brownson Settlement House in Los Angeles.
A letter from Fr. W.E. Corr to Mary Workman typed on the letterhead of the Bureau of Catholic Charities, acknowleding his receipt of her list of Brownson House workers.
An interior view of Frank Sebastian's New Cotton Club located in Culver City, California. Tables and chairs are arranged around a central dance floor, with a bandstand at the end of the room, and the ceiling is draped with colorful striped fabric.
Parks--California--Los Angeles; Hospitals--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;
View overlooking a lake at Hollenbeck Park, with the Santa Fe Hospital in the distance. Several visitors paddle canoes across the waterway, with more watching from the shore, or on a bridge over the lake.
A view of the Miramar Hotel, with landscaped grounds with palm trees in the foreground. Hotel Miramar signs are at the entrance and the top of the building
A handwritten copies of three letters written by Mattie J. Labory to Fr. Corr, the first two letters written on Brownson House stationery. The first letter, written by Mary J. Workman and dated July 31, 1919 requests an appointment to meet with...
A man is seated in a four-wheeled cart harnessed to an ostrich; the man holds the reins in his left hand. The side of the cart reads: "Los Angeles Ostrich Farm, opposite East Lake Park." Trees and corrals are in the background.
Catholic universities and colleges--California--Los Angeles;
Black and white photograph of two men and five women standing on a set of steps at Mount St. Mary's College. Typewritten on the reverse of the photo is, "Mount St. Mary's College, February 19, 1947. Front Row, Left to Right: Bessie Stoddart,...
Black and white photograph of a young woman, possibly one of Mary Julia Workman's students, standing on a porch at Delphina Villa, April 20, 1919. An American flag hangs behind her. Written on the back of the photograph is, "This is...
Looking southwest towards the Santa Monica pier; a sign on the Hippodrome building reads: "Welcome," and a sign on the building to the right of the Hippodrome reads: "Bowling and billiards." To the left of the Hippodrome...
Legislators--United States--California; Political campaigns--California;
A postcard, addressed to Mr. Henry J. Dockweiler, containing a typewritten political message in support of John F. Dockweiler's re-election to congress representing the sixteenth district.
A view of the ocean front amusement area known as the Pike in Long Beach, California. In the center is the two-story Bath House with grand portico. The five storey building with the red roof seen on the left side of the image is the Hotel Virginia.
Beaches--California--United States Highway 101; Roads--California--United States Highway 101;
A view looking down the road at a stretch of coastline, with a rock face on the inland (left) side, and sandy beach along the shore. A train travels on tracks running alongside the highway.
A view of the interior of the salesroom of the Los Angeles Ostrich Farm offering plumes, boas and other products. A tall glass and wood display case stands in the center of the room. Next to it, a wire basket holding ostrich eggs sits on the...
City blocks--California--Los Angeles; Housing--California--Los Angeles;
A view of an unidentified residential street in Venice, California sometime after 1929. Each home has a small lawn or garden in front, and streetlamps line the narrow road.