Visual Materials

May Co., Broadway and 8th, Los Angeles. 1929

Description: An interior view of a department of the May Co. department store, located at Broadway and 8th in Los Angeles. It looks like a printing shop, with presses in front of the windows on the right and stacks of paper around the room. Three men and a woman work at the presses on the right and three women work at desks on the left.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1929
Call number: photCL Whitt 1276 ; Whitt neg. 0380
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Making toys for Christmas, May Co., Broadway and 8th, Los Angeles. 1929

Visual Materials

A view of a toy workshop at the May Co. department store at Broadway and 8th in Los Angeles. Three men in overalls are working in a room with two large windows and shelves lined with cans of paint and lacquer. One of the men is painting the roof of a doll house, another is working on a wooden horse, and the third is spray painting a small wicker chair.

photCL Whitt 1281 ; Whitt neg. 0374

Building Christmas displays, May Co., Broadway and 8th, Los Angeles. 1929

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A view of a workshop at the May Co. department store at Broadway and 8th in Los Angeles. Four men are working on displays and decorations for the store for Christmas. One man is using a table saw, one is working on a large wreath, and another is painting a swimmer on a vertical board.

photCL Whitt 1274 ; Whitt neg. 0376

Printing room, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1937

Visual Materials

A view of the job printing area of the Los Angeles Times. Employees work at desks and presses on individual jobs, rather than the newspaper. Some of the finished products are as small as pamphlets, while others are the size of a newspaper.

photCL Whitt 1457 ; Whitt neg. 1582

RKO Theatre, 801 South Hill, Los Angeles. 1931

Visual Materials

A view of the entrance to the RKO Theater located at 801 South Hill, at the corner of Hill and 8th, in Los Angeles. Large cardboard "8"s are suspended from the ceiling and signs announce 8 RKO vaudeville acts. A ticket office is on the far right.

photCL Whitt 1144 ; Whitt neg. 0479

News desks, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

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Two men with vests and ties and shirt sleeves rolled up sit at desks with typewriters and phones at the Los Angeles Times. Both men are wearing headphones and have numerous pieces of paper on the desks in front of them.

photCL Whitt 1440 ; Whitt neg. 1219

News desks, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

Visual Materials

Five men sit at desks at the Los Angeles Times. Each of the desks has a lamp and a typewriter set off to the side. The men are looking at proofs, corrections, newspapers, and handwritten notes.

photCL Whitt 1441 ; Whitt neg. 1224

May Co., Broadway and 8th, Los Angeles. 1929

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