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This set of 27 loose prints documents the Century Freeway project from 1990 to 1995. The images consist of views of vacant lots, construction workers, the unfinished freeway, runners on the highway participating in the "Run of the Century" race, and the October 14, 1983, Opening Day Festivities, including a photograph of California Governor Pete Wilson and officials during the pledge of allegiance. The photographs are accompanied by a letterpress title page, introduction, and numbered descriptive notes for images 1-11 by the photographer. Image titles for 1-11 are transcribed from the accompanying "Notes on Photographs." (1-2) Century Freeway Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program (3) Morning Rush Hour (4) Willco Dump near Normandie and Imperial (5) Hawthorne Terrance Replenishing Housing Project (6) Run of the Century (7-11) Opening Day Festivities (12-27) [Untitled images of construction area]
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In Our Path
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In Our Path contains two series of black-and-white photographs by Jeff Gates that chronicle the construction and impact of the I-105 Century Freeway in Los Angeles, California, between 1982 and 1983 and later from 1990 and 1995. The first set of 19 images focus primarily on the initial condemnation and relocation of houses and property in the proposed path of the freeway in the early 1980s. The later set of 27 images document the continued construction in the early 1990s and the opening of the freeway. Each set of photographs is accompanied by a letterpress title page, introduction, and numbered descriptive notes by the photographer.
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Downey Block
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Image of the corner of Temple Street and Main Street in Los Angeles, California, showing the Downey Block building, with dirt street and horse-drawn wagons in the foreground. Visible signs and lettering on the Downey building include "Carpets," "Levy and Coblentz, wholesale dealers in wines and liquors" (located at 71 Main Street in the 1875 Los Angeles city directory) and "I.O.O.F." and "New York Millinery Store" can be seen on the building in the background.
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Johnson, A. Parley: Residence ("Casa de Parley Johnson") (7749 Florence Ave., Downey, California)
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Date built: 1926 Architect: Coate, Roland E. Description: Interior and exterior views of Spanish style residence. Publication(s): Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Parley Johnson, Downey," Architectural Digest, Vol. 7, No. 4, p. 77; "The Home of Mr. and Mrs. Parley Johnson at Downey," California Arts and Architecture, Vol. 36, p. 40, Aug. 1929. Have copy prints. Includes many variants.
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Banning Family Collection of Photographs, Part I
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The Banning Family Collection of Photographs, Part I, contains photographs, glass plate negatives, and one scrapbook collected by the Banning Family of Southern California and depicting various family members and friends and family properties (residential and commercial), with an emphasis on Wilmington and Santa Catalina Island, California. Items date from 1855 to 1979 (bulk 1880s-1910s) and consist of 996 black-and-white photographs, 82 glass-plate negatives (5 x 7 inches and 5 x 8 inches), and 1 scrapbook. This finding aid describes the collection both as a box list and according to subject. The first section of the subject list contains portraits and snapshots of a number of Banning family members, including: Phineas Banning; "Captain" William Banning; Hancock Banning, Sr.; Joseph Brent Banning, Jr.; Katharine Mary Banning; Joseph Brent Banning, Sr.; William Phineas Banning; Hancock Banning, Jr.; Mrs. Anne (Hancock) Banning; William Lowber Banning; and Katharine Stewart Banning. The most numerous are those of "Captain" Banning and Hancock Banning, Sr. Among these are photographs of "Captain" Banning and his various carriages and stagecoaches (including his "six-in-hand" featured at La Fiesta de Los Angeles in 1895 and at Yosemite National Park, the "Captain" and Will Rogers atop a stagecoach, and the "Captain" and Philip K. Wrigley atop a stagecoach); and photographs of Hancock Banning at Bohemian Grove gatherings. Family portraits are followed by images of various Banning residences, with an emphasis on the house in Wilmington, California; and views of Wilmington and San Pedro, California, with many early views of these communities and many views of Banning properties. Following the family images are views of Santa Catalina Island. These images document the development of the island from a natural enclave with few inhabitants to a thriving tourist resort. Included are views of Avalon, from its beginnings as a tent city to a fully developed tourist destination; the Isthmus; the fire at Avalon in 1915; Arch Rock and Sugar Loaf; roads and road construction at various sites on the island; El Descanso, the home of Hancock Banning and later the site of the Hotel St. Catherine (also depicted in this section); the incline cable car; Middle Ranch; rock quarries; stage roads and stagecoaches, including the Santa Catalina Island Stage Company; and various ships, steamers, and glass bottom boats. The next section depicts Banning family friends. Depicted are members of the Vail family (including Walter Vail); the Patton family and their home, Lake Vineyard, in San Marino, California; the Ayer family; and a portrait of Howard Huntington and his family. The final two sections described contain miscellaneous images: miscellaneous individuals (such as Christine Mueller, daughter of William Banning's shipbuilder, William Mueller, and Thaddeus Lowe in a Mount Lowe incline railway cable car); various ships and boats; and views of Long Beach. Many photos have annotations (often anecdotal) by Hancock Banning, Jr., on the verso. Photographers represented in the collection include G.O. Ayer, Boston; Joseph Brent Banning; Boye; Bradley and Rulofson; E.M. Brickey; Henry H. Buehman, Tucson; Detroit Photographic Company; George N. Dewey, Los Angeles; Ida M. Essery, St. Paul; Hervey Friend; William H. Godfrey; A.C. Golsh; Lola L. Huddleston; Truman W. Ingersoll, St. Paul; Charles Ironmonger; Keystone Photo Service; Theodore Marceau, San Francisco; Frank L. Park; J.R. Putnam; Putnam and Valentine; P.V. Reyes; Frank G. Schumacher; Silas Selleck, San Francisco; Stagg Photography; George Steckel; Noren F. Swenson; Isaiah W. Taber; Louis Thors, San Francisco; C.B. Waite; James D. Westervelt; Charles A. Zimmerman, St. Paul. The collection also contains some ephemeral materials, primarily notes penned by Hancock Banning, Jr. These materials have been preservation photocopied, the copies inserted into the collection, and the originals filed in Box 8.
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"Approach" views of billboards - Los Angeles: Street names O - W
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Ocean and Lime Olympic and Arapahoe Olympic and Barendo Olympic and Bronson Olympic and Cloverfield Olympic and Flower Olympic and Genesee (2) Olympic and Grammercy Olympic and Grandview Olympic and Hoover Olympic and Magnolia Olympic and New Hampshire Olympic and Norton Olympic and Olive Olympic and San Vincente Olympic and 21st Olympic and Vermont Olympic and Westwood Olympic and Wilton Pacific Coast Highway and Atlantic Pacific Coast Highway and 8th Pacific Coast Highway and Florence Pacific Coast Highway and Senator Pacific Coast Highway and 22nd Pasadena Freeway and Glenarm Peck and Ramona Pico and Alvarado Pico and Beverly Drive Pico and Beverly Place Pico and Bundy Pico and Clark Pico and Flower Pico and Hauser Pico and Mullen Pico and Orange Drive Pico and Roxbury Pico and Small Pomona Freeway and Azusa Pomona Freeway and Hatcher (6) Pomona Freeway and San Gabriel Freeway (6) Pomona Freeway and Water (6) Reseda and Kittridge Reseda and Ventura Riverside and Iowa (2) Robertson and Pico Roscoe and Noble Rosecrans and Crenshaw Rosemead and Bruin Rosemead and Colorado (2) Rosemead and Foothill Rosemead and Garvey (2) Rosemead and Longden Rosemead and Rush (2) S – Santa Ana Freeway Santa Ana Freeway and Artesia (2) Santa Ana Freeway and Church (2) Santa Ana Freeway and Fetterly (2) Santa Ana Freeway and Garfield (2) Santa Ana Freeway and Greenwood (2) Santa Ana Freeway and Indiana (2) S – San Bernardino Freeway San Bernardino Freeway and Gilman (2) San Bernardino Freeway and Herbert (2) San Bernardino Freeway and Indiana (3) San Bernardino Freeway and Marengo San Bernardino Freeway – Spec. S – San Diego Freeway San Diego Freeway and Carson (2) San Diego Freeway and Alameda San Diego Freeway and Atlantic San Diego Freeway and Century (2) San Diego Freeway and Compton (4) San Diego Freeway and Lucerne (2) San Diego Freeway and Main (4) San Diego Freeway and Vermont San Diego Freeway and Wilmington (3) S – San Fernando Road San Fernando Road and Central San Fernando Road and Pacific S – San Gabriel Freeway San Gabriel Freeway and Live Oak (2) San Gabriel Freeway and Lower Azusa (5) San Gabriel Freeway and Peck (4) San Gabriel Freeway and Pomona Freeway San Gabriel Freeway and Rose Hills San Gabriel Freeway (2) San Gabriel Freeway and Workmill Road Santa Barbara and Broadway Santa Monica Blvd and Avenue of the Stars Santa Monica Blvd and Bentley (4) Santa Monica Blvd and Highland Santa Monica Blvd and La Cienega (2) Santa Monica Blvd and Manning (2) Santa Monica Blvd and Rochester (2) Santa Monica Blvd and Roycroft Santa Monica Blvd and Sepulveda Santa Monica Blvd and Westbourne Sepulveda and Century (3) Sepulveda and Devonshire Sepulveda and Interceptor (3) Sepulveda and Parthenia Sepulveda and Santa Monica Sherman Way Sherman Way and De Soto Sherman Way and Deering Sherman Way and Laurel Canyon Sherman Way and Radford Sherman Way and Reseda Sierra Madre and Foothill Sixth and Alexandria Sixth and Alvarado Sixth and Fairfax Sixth and Normandie (2) Sixth and St. Andrews Slauson and Downey Road Slauson and Fairfax (2) Slauson and La Brea Slauson and Morgan Soto and Eighth Spring and Bellflower Spring and Third (2) Sunset and Alta Loma (2) Sunset and Argyle Sunset and Bronson (2) Sunset and Glendale Sunset and Harper Sunset and Hayworth Sunset and Highland Sunset and Horn Sunset and Holloway for Presentation Books, 1971 (2) Sunset and Ivar (2) Sunset and King's Road Sunset and La Brea Sunset and Laurel Sunset and Queens Sunset and Quintero Sunset and Selma Sunset and Sherbourne (3) Sunset and Sweetzer (2) Third and Gardner (4) Topanga Canyon and Nordhoff Topanga Canyon and Marilla Valley and Hacienda (2) Valley and Temple City Boulevard Van Nuys and Addison Van Nuys and Burbank (2) Van Nuys and Chandler Van Nuys and Delano Van Nuys and Keswick Van Nuys and Novice Van Nuys and Wyandotte Ventura and Laurel Terrace Ventura and Fairway Ventura and Balboa Ventura and Gaviota Ventura and Radford Ventura and Van Nuys Ventura and Wilbur (3) Ventura and Winnetka Ventura and Woodley Ventura and Zelzah Vermont and Exposition Vermont and Florence Vermont and S. Hollywood Vermont and Sunset Vermont and Third (2) Victory and Babcock Victory and Cedros (2) Victory and Clybourne Victory and Goodland Victory and Lankershim Victory and Matilija Victory and Topanga Canyon Victory and Van Nuys Vine and DeLongpre Vine and Willoughby Washington and Hoover Western and 259th Western and La Mirada (2) Western and Lexington Western and Sixth Westminster and Harbor Westwood and Wilkins Whittier and Bogardus Whittier and Colima Whittier and First Whittier and Magnolia Whittier and Mills Whittier and Koopmans Whittier and Santa Gertrudes Willow and Fashion Willow and Long Beach Freeway Wilshire and Bixel, 1960, 1974 Wilshire and Bonnie Brae, 1969, 1975 Wilshire and Bundy Wilshire and Commonwealth Wilshire and Highland, 1961, 1974, 1976 Wilshire and Fairfax, 1967, 1970 Wilshire and Francisco Wilshire and Kinsley, 1965, 1970 Wilshire and La Brea, 1964, 1969 Wilshire and McCarthy Vista, 1964, 1965 Wilshire and Norton Wilshire and Shatto Wilshire and Sweetzer Wilshire and Union Place (2), 1964 Wilshire and Westwood, 1970, 1972 Wilshire and Wilton, 1969, 1972, 1975 Wilshire and Witmer 3960 Wilshire Blvd.
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