Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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A panoramic view of opening day events at Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale. People and cars line the left side of the runway, while on the far side there are numerous airplanes parked in front of hangars. A note in the lower right corner reads "Photo by 'Dick' Whittington ; L.A. ; 1929".
photCL Whitt 3148
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A panoramic view of the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles, facing west and north. The university buildings, from left to right are the Education Building (now Moore Hall)(?), College Library (now Powell Library), and Royce Hall. The area in the center is mostly undeveloped, while on the right there is a palm-lined drive, lined with parked automobiles, and with large houses to its right. The photograph was taken from a partially full parking lot. Writing in white in the bottom center reads "Photo by ; C.C. Pierce & Co. ; 1572 W. Pico Blvd. ; L.A. Calif."
photCL 470 (120)
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A panoramic view of automobiles parked at the Legion Ascot Speedway in Los Angeles, east of downtown. Numerous cars are parked among the low rolling hills, and people are seated and standing amongst the vehicles. The grandstand is visible in the distance on the left, but most of the spectators are focused on the track through the hills in the middle. Writing in white at bottom of image reads "Ascot road race. Nov. 26, 1924". Writing in white in lower right corner reads "Aerograph Co. ; 1763 W. Vernon Ave ; L.A, Cal. ; No 101607".
photCL 470 (066)
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A panoramic view of a residential area of Westwood Village, in Westwood, Los Angeles. The area is built on rolling hills and has streets lined with street lamps. The houses in the foreground are somewhat widely spaced, but the houses on the hills on the left and in the center are more closely spaced. The areas between the houses have only low scrub growing. Writing in white on the right reads "Pettit's Studio ; 1416 W. Pico L.A. ; RI. 8534 ; Made 1933."
photCL 470 (125)
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A street view of the Los Angeles Times Building, on Spring between 1st and 2nd in Los Angeles, during construction. A sign on the side of the construction site reads "P.J. Walker Company Builders". There are two trucks with stacks of pipes on the flatbeds parked next to the building and a street car at the far right. The adjacent building also belongs to the L.A. Times.
photCL Whitt 1225 ; Whitt neg. 1456
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A panoramic view of a field in Westwood, Los Angeles. The field is planted with widely spaced, low growing plants. An adjacent road on the left is lined with electricity or telephone poles. A note written in white in the bottom left corner reads "Pierce 8030".
photCL 470 (009)
