Parks--California--Los Angeles; Spanish American War, 1898--Monuments--California--Los Angeles; War memorials--Spanish American War, 1898--California--Los Angeles; Public Art--California--Los Angeles;
Statue of soldier on pedestal at parade rest position, holding rifle; wreath on pedestal; text on plaque honors soldiers of the Spanish-American War; tree-lined path through park is crowded with men and women strolling or sitting on benches;...
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.
Archaeological museums and collections--California--Santa Catalina Island; Indians of North America--Antiquities;
Interior view of a museum with glass display cases along one wall. The display cases, walls, and rafters are covered by bones and other objects on display, including several human skulls. Some of the bones are draped like garlands from the...
Front text reads: La Casa de la Centinela Adobe, historical Spanish house built in the early 1800s, where Inglewood was founded by Daniel Freeman. Located at 7634 Midfield Ave., in Northwest Inglewood. Open to visitors from two to four on...
Earthquakes--California--Compton; Earthquake damage--California--Compton; City halls--California--Compton;
Exterior view of Compton City Hall after the 1933 earthquake; large portions of wall have fallen away, a portion of the roof has collapsed, and piles of rubble surround the building. A man in uniform stands in front of the building, looking away.
Spanish mission buildings--California--San Fernando; Religious Architecture--California--San Fernando;
Angled view of the long, two-storey Convento building of Mission San Fernando, with its row of 21 arches. In the foreground there is a dirt road with a car on it.
An interior view of the San Gabriel Mission looking towards the altar. Paintings hang along the walls of the chapel, and several large sculpted figures stand behind the altar.
Automobiles--Societies, etc.--California--Los Angeles; Traffic signs and signals--California--Los Angeles;
An exterior view of the headquarters building of the Automobile Club of Southern California in Los Angeles, located at the corner of Adams and Figueroa Streets. The building is located on a busy intersection, with a rectangular traffic signal in...
An exterior view of the bell tower and church at Mission San Gabriel Arcangel near Los Angeles, California. Palm trees grow alongside the wall, next to a dirt road.
Streets--California--Los Angeles; Central business districts--California--Los Angeles; Canals--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;
A view of Windward Avenue in Venice, California with the grand lagoon in the foreground. Tourists dressed in early 20th century style clothing crowd the avenue and the bank of the lagoon. A boater rows a small boat on the lagoon. The mast of the...