Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
