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Page ready for press, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941



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  • Page ready for press, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

    Page ready for press, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

    Visual Materials

    A man lifts an impressed proof of a page of the Los Angeles Times. The plate has text and illustrations and the impression has handwritten editing notes.

    photCL Whitt 1448 ; Whitt neg. 1232

  • Setting the press, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

    Setting the press, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

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    Two men work on a press at the Los Angeles Times. One of the men is bending over, setting a block of text in the machine for printing. The second man stands behind him and holds a lever on the machine.

    photCL Whitt 1449 ; Whitt neg. 1230

  • Cartoonist, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

    Cartoonist, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

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    A man is seated at a tilted desk, working on a cartoon for the Los Angeles Times. Drawing materials are on a short, small cabinet, and newspaper clippings with images of Uncle Sam are at the top of the desk. The cartoon shows Uncle Sam holding a newspaper the has "Free Press" on it in large font. This is presumably Bruce Russell, whose signature is at the bottom of the cartoon.

    photCL Whitt 1445 ; Whitt neg. 1233

  • Typesetting, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

    Typesetting, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles. 1941

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    Two columns of text are set for printing at the Los Angeles Times. A hand reaches in from the left to set a heading into the middle of the text. Each block of text sits in an individual tray.

    photCL Whitt 1446 ; Whitt neg. 1223

  • Los Angeles Times building construction, 2nd and Spring, Los Angeles. July, 1947

    Los Angeles Times building construction, 2nd and Spring, Los Angeles. July, 1947

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    An elevated view of construction on a new Los Angeles Times building at the corner of 2nd and Spring in Los Angeles. The building is a steel frame, about six stories, with cranes mounted on the top. A sign at the corner of the construction site reads "P.J. Walker Company Builders". Trucks are parked on the street next to the site with building supplies. The older L.A. Times buildings are on the right. Information about the building construction is on the bottom right corner.

    photCL Whitt 1227 ; Whitt neg. 1826

  • Los Angeles Times building construction, 2nd and Spring, Los Angeles. February, 1948

    Los Angeles Times building construction, 2nd and Spring, Los Angeles. February, 1948

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    An elevated view of construction on a new Los Angeles Times building at the corner of 2nd and Spring in Los Angeles. The building is a windowless concrete frame, about ten stories, with wood scaffolding around the top two floors and down the whole right side of the building. Signs at the corner of the construction site read "Rowland H. Crawford Architect" and "P.J. Walker Company Builders". Trucks are parked on the street next to the site with building supplies. The older L.A. Times buildings are on the right. Information about the building construction is on the bottom left corner.

    photCL Whitt 1229 ; Whitt neg. 1848