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Tank, Freedom Parade, South Broadway, Los Angeles. 1944

Description: A tank proceeds down South Broadway in downtown Los Angeles as part of the Freedom Parade. Two men in uniform are sitting in the open top hatch of the tank and two more are visible through opened drivers' hatches. The sides of the streets are lined with crowds and signs announce "The Four Freedoms War Bond Show", presented by Bullock's on February 22nd.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1944
Call number: photCL Whitt 2268 ; Whitt neg. 1388
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Crowd waiting to see Desert Song at Mason Theatre, 127 South Broadway, Los Angeles. 1928

Visual Materials

A long line of people wait outside the Mason Theatre at 127 South Broadway in Los Angeles to see a stage production of the operetta Desert Song. Signs outside the theater announce an extra gala performance and the last two weeks of shows. The long line goes down the street, past Woolworth's, Spear's, and Lucky Seven Department Store.

photCL Whitt 3099

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

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

Water Tank, Los Angeles, exploded during earthquake Mar 10, 1933, 64th & Alameda

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Image of people observing an exploded water tank at 64th and Alameda Streets in Los Angeles, California, with a crane situated alongside the tank. The tank exploded as a result of damage from an earthquake on March 10, 1933.

photCL_555_01_386

Lobby, Jonathan Club, 545 South Figueroa, Los Angeles. 1937

Visual Materials

A view of the lobby of the Jonathan Club at 545 South Figueroa in Los Angeles. The floors are covered in large oriental rugs and the capitals of the columns and the ceiling are ornately decorated. There are chairs along the wall on the right and a table with a large floral display in the center of the room. Two chandeliers hang from the ceiling.

photCL Whitt 1466 ; Whitt neg. 1577

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

Visual Materials

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.

photCL Whitt 1276 ; Whitt neg. 0380

Tank, Freedom Parade, South Broadway, Los Angeles. 1944

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