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  • Exposition Park, Los Angeles. 1925

    Exposition Park, Los Angeles. 1925

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    A slightly elevated panoramic view, probably take from the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, of Exposition Park, with the University of Southern California and Shrine Auditorium in the background. The dome on the left is the Natural History Museum, the Exposition Building is in the center, and the State Armory is on the right. The rose garden, or sunken garden, is in the foreground.

    photCL 470 (072)

  • Los Angeles Camp Fire Girls first annual Pa-hi, Griffith Park, Los Angeles. 1934

    Los Angeles Camp Fire Girls first annual Pa-hi, Griffith Park, Los Angeles. 1934

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    A group of over 200 Camp Fire Girls pose at Griffith Park in Los Angeles. The girls are seated in the foreground and standing in the background in a grassy area surrounded by trees. A message printed in white in the bottom right corner reads "Los Angeles Camp Fire Girls First Annual Pa-hi ; May 5, 1934, Griffith Park, Los Angeles".

    photCL Whitt 3111

  • Frank L. Shaw, dedication of the Griffith Park Golf Club and Course, Los Angeles. 1937

    Frank L. Shaw, dedication of the Griffith Park Golf Club and Course, Los Angeles. 1937

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    Mayor Frank L. Shaw of Los Angeles poses in front of a camera at the dedication of the Griffith Park Golf Club and Course in Los Angeles. Shaw is posed with a golf club resting on his shoulder, near a group of three other men with golf clubs.

    photCL Whitt 0761 ; Whitt neg. 0966

  • Mayday, Griffith Park, Los Angeles. 1930

    Mayday, Griffith Park, Los Angeles. 1930

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    A large crowd of children and adults watch as women dance around three maypoles wearing various costumes, in Griffith Park in Los Angeles. The maypoles are standing in a clearing surrounded by trees which shade the seated and standing onlookers.

    photCL Whitt 0754 ; Whitt neg. 0440

  • Los Angeles River from Elysian Park, Los Angeles, Cal

    Los Angeles River from Elysian Park, Los Angeles, Cal

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    Image of the concrete-lined Los Angeles River looking north from Elysian Park in Los Angeles, California, with houses, the Southern Pacific Railroad's Taylor Yard (across the river at right, with railroad train cars visible), the tower of the Great Mausoleum of Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale (at center) and mountains in the distance.

    photCL_555_06_1616

  • View of house on a residential street and car parked in front

    View of house on a residential street and car parked in front

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    An automobile parked in front of a large unidentified house with lawn and palm trees.

    photCL_555_05_184