Loyola Marymount University Digital Collections

Venice Miniature Railway, Windward Avenue, Venice, California
Railroads, miniature--California--Los Angeles; Street-railroads--California--Los Angeles;
A view of the Venice Miniature Railway at Windward Ave., featuring its number two train on the rail. A sign strung between buildings above Windward Avenue reads "Venice", and the Ocean Park Bank is visible on the right, a partially obscured...
Changing Face of Southern California

McCormick Mortuary
Funeral homes--California--Inglewood; Undertakers and undertaking--California--Inglewood;
A view looking Northwest towards the McCormick Mortuary from Prairie Ave. A sign above the building in the foreground reads: "The Colonial Chapel." A partially obscured sign on the building in the background reads: "Flowers for all occasions."
Changing Face of Southern California

[Mary A. Henderson letter to Mary Julia Workman, 1917 October 3]
Workman, Mary Julia, 1871-1964; Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.);
A handwritten letter from Mary A. Henderson to Mary Julia Workman, dated October 3, 1917. The letter discusses plans for activities and night school classes to be taught at the Brownson Settlement House and other schools around Los Angeles, with...
Catholicism in L.A.

The Palisades and Bay, Santa Monica, California
Bays--California--Santa Monica; Beaches--California--Santa Monica; Roads--California--Santa Monica; Wharves--California--Santa Monica;
A view of the Santa Monica Bay, looking north towards the Palisades and bay from the California Incline, with mountains in the distance. What looks to be half of the remaining Long Wharf extends into the bay.
Changing Face of Southern California

Pleasure Pier, Santa Monica, California
Piers--California--Santa Monica; Amusement rides--California--Santa Monica
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 building is the Aeroscope...
Changing Face of Southern California

Pleasure Pier, Santa Monica, California
Parks--California--Santa Monica; Piers--California--Santa Monica; Amusement parks--California--Santa Monica; Amusement rides--California--Santa Monica;
A bird's eye view looking southwest towards the Santa Monica pier and the southern corner of Palisades Park; tree; flowers; grass; palms; streetlights; Pacific Ocean; roller coaster
Changing Face of Southern California

Mr. Paul de Longpre - corner in his garden / Hollywood, California
Gardens--California--Los Angeles; Artists--Dwellings--California--Los Angeles; Celebrities--Dwellings--California--Los Angeles;
A view of the garden at the residence of Paul de Longpre, with a large lattice pavilion on the left, a smaller gazebo partially visible on the right, and trees in the background. Inset in the upper right hand corner is a picture of de Longpre.
Changing Face of Southern California

New Hollywood Theater, Hollywood, Calif.
Motion picture theaters--California--Los Angeles--Designs and plans; Theater architecture--California--Los Angeles;
An artist's rendering of a large building with a dome and columns, demonstrating characteristics of Indo-Islamic Mughal architecture. The sign over the entrance says "New Hollywood Theater."
Changing Face of Southern California

Scene on Mt. Lowe Division Pacific Electric Railway, Los Angeles, Cal.
Scenic railways--California--Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County); Railroad bridges--California--Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County); Mountains--California--Los Angeles County;
A view of visitors on a railcar descending along the Scenic Railway on Mt. Lowe in Los Angeles, California. The tracks wind around a steep rock face and over a wooden bridge across a small ravine.
Changing Face of Southern California

On the Road to Alpine Tavern, Mt. Lowe Division, Pacific Electric Ry., Los Angeles, Cal.
Railroads--California--Los Angeles County; Scenic railways--California--Lowe, Mount (Los Angeles County); Mountains--California--Los Angeles County;
A view of the tracks of the Mt. Lowe Railway as seen from a viewpoint above the horseshoe curve.
Changing Face of Southern California

Mary Dockweiler, circa 1940s
Sooy, Mary Dockweiler Young, 1894-1988; Portraits
Mary Gertrude Dockweiler (1894-1988) was the daughter of Isidore B. Dockweiler and Gertrude Reeve Dockweiler. She was a prominent Los Angeles socialite, also very active in such charitable causes as the Los Angeles Orphanage Guild. Mary Dockweiler...
Dockweiler Family Papers

Big Pine, Hession farmhouse, abandoned
Abandoned houses--California--Big Pine; Abandoned buildings--California--Big Pine; Abandoned farms--California--Big Pine; Land use; Barbed wire; Fences; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
Farm was probably purchased and abandoned by the City of Los Angeles. To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in...
J. D. Black Papers

Letter from Eugene A. Holmes to J. D. Black
Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; Holmes, Eugene, A.; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--Los Angeles
J. D. Black (1893-1960), also known as Jack, was a merchant of Big Pine and Bishop, California. He was a leader in the fight of Big Pine for reparations from the City of Los Angeles during the Owens Valley water controversy. In the 1920s, he served...
J. D. Black Papers

Protest against the City of Los Angeles
Newspapers--California--Los Angeles; Barmore, A. G. (Albert); Joseph, Louis; Rossi, Rafael; Sanger, W. A.; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; McDonald, A. R.; Higgins, Ralph A.; Mendenhall, W. W.; Williams, H. R.; Water rights--California--Owens...
To meet the need for water of its growing population, the City of Los Angeles began acquiring water rights in the Owens Valley in 1905. The Los Angeles Aqueduct was completed in 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the...
J. D. Black Papers

Jewish children gathering, Shanghai, China
Children; Tea parties; Jewish refugees--China--Shanghai
Children sitting around tables with pastries, cups and saucers. Some adults and children are standing by the walls.
Werner von Boltenstern Shanghai Photograph and Negative Collection

Jewish children gathering, Shanghai, China
Children; Tea parties; Jewish refugees--China--Shanghai
Children sitting around tables with pastries, cups and saucers. Some adults and children are standing by the walls.
Werner von Boltenstern Shanghai Photograph and Negative Collection

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