Community welfare councils--History--California--Los Angeles; Social history--California--Los Angeles;
A 6-page typewritten narrative on the history of the Welfare Planning Council of Metropolitan Los Angeles, later renamed the Welfare Planning Council, Los Angeles Region. The history begins with the first charity founded in Los Angeles in 1854 and...
Football--Social aspects; Dance parties--California--Los Angeles; Homecomings--California--Los Angeles
A black-and-white photographic portrait of 1967 Homecoming Queen Michele Maddox. Ms. Madox is holding a bouquet and a football with several signatures on it.
College football players; Thermometers; Japan--Funeral customs and rites;
A newspaper or magazine clipping of a segment entitled "Strange as it Seems" by Elsie Hix. The text of this segment reads, "Tsuchi-Mikado, of Japan, remained unburied for 40 days after his death because there was no money for a...
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.
A view looking inland toward Avalon Bay with steamships in the harbor. In the foreground, a small airplane with the words "Pacific Marine Airways" painted on it is flying past.
Beaches--California--Los Angeles; Lagoons--California--Los Angeles; Piers--California--Los Angeles; Boats and boating--California--Los Angeles;
A view looking out over a lagoon next to the beach in Playa Del Rey, California. On the left, a pier extends out over the ocean, and a large pavilion on the beach overlooks the lagoon.
A view of Avalon Bay, with steamships arriving in the harbor, Sugar Loaf Rock on the far right, and the Holly Hill House with its large red-roofed turret is in the foreground on the right. The Incline Railway is visible in the lower right corner.
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...