A view of the interior of the bath house in Venice, California. A rope with floats is seen on the surface of the water. Several bathers are in the pool. Numerous bathers in swim suits stand near the edge of the pool. Spectators in street...
Overhead view of part of Venice, California, with the Lion Canal in the foreground and the Grand Canal running through the center and on to the right. Between the two canals is the Cosmos Club and across the Grand Canal is a boathouse.
Governors--California--Election; Political campaigns--California;
An informal letter from Edward V. Dockweiler to his brother Henry I. Dockweiler (called "Enrique" in this letter), dated September 20, 1938. In it, Edward suggests "taking a poll," presumably with regard to their brother John...
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.
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.
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 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.
Earthquakes--California--Long Beach; Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933; Earthquake damage--California--Long Beach; Church buildings--Earthquake effects--California--Long Beach;
An exterior view of St. Anthony's Church building in ruins after the 1933 earthquake. The roof and the upper portions of the walls have caved in, and rubble surrounds the building.
Earthquakes--California--Long Beach; Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933; Earthquake damage--California--Long Beach; High school buildings--Earthquake effects--California--Long Beach;
Exterior view of the Long Beach Polytechnic High School building after the 1933, showing the collapsed roof.
Earthquakes--California--Long Beach; Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933; Earthquake damage--California--Long Beach;
Earthquake damage on the after the Long Beach earthquake in 1933. The ground has cracked and ruptured in several areas, both paved and unpaved. There are road blocks on the highway.
Earthquakes--California--Long Beach; Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933; Earthquake damage--California--Long Beach;
Earthquake damage on the Pike. The facade of a building in the foreground has fallen away completely, and fallen bricks cover the street. On the right is a street lamp whose large central bulb has come off, and is on a bench in the foreground. ...
A black-and-white map giving the location of Gilmore Stadium at Beverly Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue in Los Angeles, California. The map gives the names of the surrounding streets, parking areas for the stadium, and two entrances. The compass...
Three Paiute women with their children in cradleboards. The Anglo-American crowd in the background shows that this is a public event, perhaps the Paiute's annual dance festival, or else some kind of fair. Inscription at lower left of the postcard...
Parks--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles; Boathouses--California--Los Angeles;
A daytime view of Westlake Park, looking out across the lake. In the foreground, visitors stroll or bicycle along the road, and several small boats are out on the lake. There is a small gazebo on the nearer shore, and a larger boathouse on the...
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.
