China City, Los Angeles. 1940

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  Fire damage in China City, Los Angeles. 1939

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  Elevated view of fire damage in Los Angeles's China City. A long low building has almost completely collapsed and is full of burned timer. The neighboring brick building is also burned. Los Angeles City Hall is visible in the distance on the right.

  photCL Whitt 1010 ; Whitt neg. 1623

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  Kids making movies, View Park, Los Angeles. 1928

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  A group of children film their own Western movie in View Park in Los Angeles. In front of the camera there are two boys dressed in cowboy outfits and a girl holding a baby doll. One of the cowboys stands with his foot resting on the prone body of the other boy, and his arm around the girl. A boy dressed in knickerbockers and a sweater works a camera on a tripod, while a similarly dressed boy watches from the side.

  photCL Whitt 2061 ; Whitt neg. 0237

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  Kids making movies, View Park, Los Angeles. 1928

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  A group of children film their own Western movie in View Park in Los Angeles. Two boys dressed in cowboy outfits struggle for toy guns on the sidewalk while a girl holding a baby doll watches. A boy dressed in knickerbockers and a sweater works a camera on a tripod, while a similarly dressed boy kneels on the ground and points to the guns.

  photCL Whitt 2060 ; Whitt neg. 0238

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  Studebaker assembly line, Loma Vista Avenue, Los Angeles. 1936

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  Workers guide an automobile frame above an assembly line at the Studebaker assembly plant on Loma Vista in Los Angeles. The frame is suspended from a pulley on an overhead track.

  photCL Whitt 2592 ; Whitt neg. 2651

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  RKO Theatre, 801 South Hill, Los Angeles. 1931

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  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

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  Photographic postcards of Los Angeles New Chinatown and China City

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  A group of 16 photographic postcards of the commercial areas of Los Angeles New Chinatown and China City, taken between approximately 1938 and 1940, shortly after they were built. The postcards were made for commercial sale and most have white lettered titles across the bottom of the photographs. The images focus on Chinese-style architecture featuring a large pagoda, gateway structures, a statue, restaurants, and shops with neon lighting. Several are credited to photographer Harry Quillen.

  photCL 700