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...
Workman, Mary J. (Mary Julia), 1871-1964--Correspondence; Corr, William E.--Correspondence; Labory, Mattie J.--Correspondence; Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.);
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 daytime view looking south along Main Street in Culver City, California. On the right is the Pacific Building & Loan Association building, and other businesses along the street include a hardware store and real estate office. Streetcar tracks...
School buildings--19th century; Universities and colleges--19th century; Auditoriums--19th century; Schools--Furniture, equipment, etc.; College campuses--California--Los Angeles
Several rows of empty wooden desks in a large, colonnaded room. The border around the photograph features an ornate torch motif with the St. Vincent's crest on either side of image. Inscription reads "Study Hall."
Roads--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles; City halls--California--Los Angeles
Looking west to City Hall, Federal Building, and Hall of Justice; immediately beyond driveway and cement wall, the red roof of Union Station is visible and just beyond that, the parking lot; streetlights; palm trees; downtown buildings; billboards.
Temple Street coming out of downtown; Civic Center in background; Hollywood Freeway; automobiles; street signs; streetlights; palm tree; traffic signs with directional arrows; billboard advertisement reads:"Stay on the Light Side"
Restaurants--California--Culver City; Dance halls--California--Culver City
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.
Reparations; Real property--Purchasing--United States; Lee, Charles H.; Mendenhall, W. W.; Water rights--California--Owens Valley; Water rights--California--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 1913 to bring Owens Valley water to the city. During the 1920s, the...
City Hall and Civic Center buildings; freeway; automobiles; fence; traffic sign with directional arrow; streetlights; billboard reads:"Light and Fine California Sunshine"
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."
Los Angeles Settlement House (Los Angeles, Calif.);
A printed bifold pamphlet describing the services and accomplishments of the Los Angeles Settlement House. The pamphlet also mentions a fundraising campaign organized by the Rotary Club of Los Angeles: a solicitation for paid memberships to support...
An overhead view of what appears to be a model of Century City, looking north along Avenue of the Stars. The photograph of the model has been cropped at around Century Park West on the right, and Century Park East on the left, and the surrounding...
Express highways--California--Los Angeles; Traffic congestion--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California Los Angeles; City halls--California--Los Angeles
Los Angeles Civic Center and skyline with City Hall, Hall of Justice, Federal Building and old Hall of Records; trees; streetlights; gate; freeway signs; heavy traffic is seen on United States Highway 101 out of downtown; two trucks in foreground...
Express highways--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles; City halls--California--Los Angeles
Civic Center including old Hall of Records, City Hall, Hall of Justice, and Federal Building; early view of freeways empty of automobiles; some automobiles on side street behind freeways; city buildings; grass; streetlights.
Express highways--California--Los Angeles; Public buildings--California--Los Angeles; City halls--California--Los Angeles
Automobiles going West on Hollywood Freeway, leaving downtown; Federal Building; old Hall of Records; City Hall; overpass; streetlights; two billboards, one for "Taix French Restaurant" and the other for "Burgemeister Beer."
Bird's-eye view of downtown and Civic Center; City Hall, Hall of Justice, Federal Building, old Hall of Records; freeways; parking lots; office buildings; houses; lawns.
Express highways--California--Los Angeles; City halls--California--Los Angeles; Civic Centers--California--Los Angeles
Skyline of Civic Center with City Hall towering over the downtown area; old Hall of Records to right of City Hall; Hall of Justice to left with Federal Building behind Hall of Justice; 101 Freeway going west from downtown; automobiles; houses;...
