Loyola Marymount University Digital Collections

Rhyolite, Nevada. Bottle House
Bottle House (Rhyolite, Nev.);
A black-and-white photograph of a house built of 50,000 bottles in Rhyolite, Nevada, by Tom Kelly in 1906. Sign in front of house with title "The Bottle House." Posted by Paramount Pictures to record its restoration of the house in 1925 for use in...
America's West

Art class outdoors at Marymount College
Art education; Nuns; College students
A black-and-white photograph of two nuns and five students, one of them male, participating in an art class outdoors at Marymount College in Palos Verdes.
Loyola Marymount University Historical Photograph Collection

[Mary J. Workman letter to Donald McDonald, February 23, 1950]
Commonweal;
A carbon copy of a typewritten letter, criticizing the usually smug, negative tone of Catholic periodicals of the time, commending an article written by McDonald in the Catholic newspaper, Commonweal, and calling for social reconstruction based on...
Catholicism in L.A.

[Copy of John F. Dockweiler letter to J. Paul Getty, 11 August, 1938]
Dockweiler, John Francis, 1895-1943; Getty, J. Paul (Jean Paul), 1892-1976;
A copy in violet ink of a typewritten letter from John F. Dockweiler to J. Paul Getty, dated August 11, 1938. The letter is copied onto letterhead from the United States House of Representatives. In the letter, John F. Dockweiler thanks Mr. Getty...
Catholicism in L.A.

Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
Streets--California--Los Angeles; Church buildings--California--Los Angeles; Radio stations--California--Los Angeles; Religious broadcasting--California--Los Angeles;
A daytime view looking down Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. The Wilshire Christian Church dominates the foreground, with the radio towers and headquarters building for the KFAC Auburn-Cord radio station immediately behind it. The...
Changing Face of Southern California

Wilshire Blvd., looking through West Lake Park, Los Angeles, Calif.
Parks--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles; Streets--California--Los Angeles;
A daytime view looking east down Wilshire Boulevard where it crosses the lake in Macarthur Park. The lake itself is visible on the right, with a boathouse on the farther shore.
Changing Face of Southern California

Dragonon [sic] Parade, La Fiesta de Los Angeles, Cal.
Dragons in art--California--Los Angeles; Processions--California--Los Angeles; Rites and ceremonies--California--Los Angeles;
A long, elaborate Chinese dragon under which can be seen the numerous legs of its carriers; people, most of whom are wearing Chinese style clothing, walk alongside it. One man carries a stool. Two men in Western dress can be seen in procession....
Changing Face of Southern California

World premier, Carthay Circle Theatre, Los Angeles, California
Motion picture theaters--California--Los Angeles; Motion picture industry--California--Los Angeles;
A nighttime view looking across the street at Fox's Carthay Circle Theatre in Los Angeles, California during a premier. The building facade is brightly lit, and several colored searchlights point in various directions. Crowds of people stand on...
Changing Face of Southern California

Miracle Mile, Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California
Stores, retail--California--Los Angeles; Shopping centers--California--Los Angeles; Streets--California--Los Angeles
A nighttime view looking down Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. A variety of businesses line the street, including Sheela's Gift Shop, Shanghai Importers, Myer Siegel and Company, C. H. Baker, Hong Kong Chop Suey, Desmond's and others.
Changing Face of Southern California

Electric fountain, Beverly Hills, California
Fountains--California--Beverly Hills; Public art--California--Beverly Hills; Public sculpture--California--Beverly Hills;
A nighttime view of the Electric Fountain in Beverly Hills, California. A central column rising from a platform is surrounded by colored jets of water. City lights and neon signs are dimly visible in the background.
Changing Face of Southern California

Exposition Park and campanile, University of Southern California
Parks--California--Los Angeles; Bell towers--California--Los Angeles; Rose gardens--California--Los Angeles; Universities--California--Los Angeles;
A view from the rose garden in Exposition Park, showing the campanile at the neighboring University of Southern California.
Changing Face of Southern California

Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California
Amphitheaters--California--Los Angeles; Outdoor concert facilities--California--Los Angeles; Music--Performance--California--Los Angeles; Concerts--California--Los Angeles;
A view looking down past tiers of wooden benches to a platform and covered structure in the outdoor Hollywood Bowl. The Hollywood Hills are in the background.
Changing Face of Southern California

Picturesque coast line along Roosevelt Highway, California
Beaches--California--California Highway 1; Roads--California--Malibu;
A view looking North along a rocky coastline, with the Roosevelt Highway, or Pacific Coast Highway visible in the distance.
Changing Face of Southern California

Union air terminal, Burbank, Calif.
Airports--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County); Runways (Aeronautics)--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County); Airplanes
A view looking over the airfield toward the main building of the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, a white building with a red tile roof. In the foreground, attendants in white uniforms load supplies onto the plane, which has "The Mainline" and...
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

Exposition Park, Los Angeles, Calif.
Parks--California--Los Angeles; Rose gardens--California--Los Angeles; Museums--California--Los Angeles;
A view of Exposition Park, looking through the rose garden, toward the Museum of Natural History. The rose garden contains two white arbors. In the foreground is a large, circular lily pond, with benches placed it.
Changing Face of Southern California

The Bowl, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
Outdoor concert facilities--California--Los Angeles; Amphitheaters--California--Los Angeles; Music--Performance--California--Los Angeles; Concerts--California--Los Angeles;
A view of the Hollywood Bowl looking down past tiers of wooden benches to a simple platform and covered structure. The Hollywood Hills are in the background.
Changing Face of Southern California

The Miramar Hotel and grounds, Santa Monica, California
Hotels--California--Santa Monica; Gardens--California--Santa Monica;
A view of the Miramar Hotel and grounds, with trees and benches around a garden and lawn area.
Changing Face of Southern California

Street of a thousand lights, Long Beach, Cal.
Boardwalks--California--Long Beach; Beaches--California--Long Beach; Amusement rides--California--Long Beach;
A view of the Pike, with signs advertising an Oriental Art Bazaar, Coca-Cola and other foods and drinks, cigars, cornucopias, and other gifts. The bath house and roller coaster are visible in the distance. There is a row of street lamps down the...
Changing Face of Southern California

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