Fires; Ditches; Water-supply--California--Owens Valley; Horton, L. J.; Black, J. D. (John David), 1893-1960; 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...
Special Olympics; Special events; Wheelchairs; People with disabilities--Recreation
Note on image verso: "LMU Special Olympics practice--Chris Schmitt, student volunteer coach of the Loyola Marymount University Special Olympics, wheels Earl Nicholas of the East Los Angeles Crippled Children's Foundation around the wheelchair...
Hospitals--California--Los Angeles; Veterans' hospitals--California--Los Angeles
An aerial view of the Veterans' Administration buildings in Westwood, California, looking north near the intersection of Wilshire Blvd. and Federal Ave. Much of the surrounding area is undeveloped park or fields.
An aerial view of the Los Angeles basin looking towards the east with a distorted perspective focusing on Venice. The Venice pier appears prominently in the foreground. The Venice canals appear near the center of the image. Popular tourist areas...
A photograph of the veterans Hospital near Westwood in Los Angeles, California. The photograph shows a collection of four, five-storey brick buildings, one of which has a neoclassical-style entry with columns.
Workman, Mary J. (Mary Julia), 1871-1964--Correspondence; Cooper, John M. (Reverend)--Correspondence;
A letter from Fr. John M. Cooper to Mary J. Workman typed on paper with letterhead of the National Catholic War Council Committee on Special War Activities, dated Jan 16, 1920. Fr. Cooper thanks Mary Workman for enclosing lists regarding Catholic...
Community Chest (Los Angeles, Calif.); Alliance of Social Agencies (Los Angeles, Calif.); Council of Social Agencies (Los Angeles, Calif.);
A 3-page, typewritten memo from Mary Stanton to George Wyman identifying and correcting perceived innacuracies in the contents of the History section of a 1962 orientation booklet for the Welfare Planning Council, Los Angeles Region. She notes...
