Newsie. See California report. Location: Los Angeles, California / Le...
Public domain photo of a monument, historic place, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Meet us at Ascot Speedway, Sunday, 2 P.M., March 19th
J212815 U.S. Copyright Office Copyright deposit; Geo. Prince; 1916. Second title on image: "$5000.00 Washington Sweepstakes, 100 miles, Ascot Park, Los Angeles, Cal., March 5, 1916." Photographer's address: 937... More
Neighbors of the alley - An old black and white photo of a store
Three Chinese people in an alley, Chinatown, Los Angeles. J259784 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright by Paul Grenbeaux.
"Autumn crocus" - Federal theatre project. Public domain poster.
Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Autumn Crocus" at the WPA Federal Theatre, Tulane and Miro, Los Angeles, Calif., showing a couple in costume. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (... More
"Hansel and Gretel," the gingerbread children by Humperdinck Music, an...
Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Hansel and Gretel" at the Beaux Arts Theatre, 8th and Beacon Streets, Los Angeles, Calif., showing Hansel and Gretel talking to a witch. Work Projects Adminis... More
Victory Corps, tomorrow's defenders of liberty. To prepare themselves ...
Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Santa Anita reception center, Los Angeles County, California. The evac...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
High school Victory Corps. Rudolph Angar, instructor, explains propell...
Public domain photograph of California in 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Los Angeles, California. Street scene in Little Tokyo
Picryl description: Public domain image of bustling city downtown streets, commercial buildings, 20th-century, the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
"Twilight of the theatre" Intriguing comedy drama.
Poster for Federal Theatre Project presentation of "Twilight of the Theatre" at the Musart Theatre (formerly Egan), 1320 S. Figueroa, Los Angeles, Calif. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection (Library ... More
Los Angeles, California. The evacuation of Japanese and Japanese-Ameri...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Victory Corps, tomorrow's defenders of liberty. Training in marksmansh...
Public domain photograph related to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A black and white photo of a woman and a child. Office of War Informat...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Los Angeles County, California. The evacuation of Japanese-Americans f...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
High school Victory Corps. Members of the Victory Corps of Roosevelt H...
Public domain photograph related to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Production. War housing trailers. The inside and outside of each war h...
Picryl description: Public domain image of an aircraft, assembly line, industrial facility, 1930s aviation, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Los Angeles County, California. Japanese arriving at the Santa Anita r...
Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.
Los Angeles County, California. The evacuation of Japanese-Americans f...
Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.
Los Angeles, California. Street scene in Little Tokyo
Picryl description: Public domain photograph of city street market, food vendors, downtown shopping, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
Proposed decorations for Mike Lyman's Restaurant, 424 W. Sixth Str., L...
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[Panorama along Broadway St., Los Angeles, showing City Hall]
Transfer; U.S. Copyright Office; 1946. Photographer's address: 1416 W. Pico. Landmarks labeled on image. Title devised by cataloger.
Los Angeles Aqueduct, Rose Valley, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, CA
Survey number: HAER CA-298-V Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Paramount Pictures entrance gate, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, California
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Mural of famous movie stars on building, Los Angeles, California
Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More
Pickfair, a 56 acre estate in the city of Beverly Hills, California
Original owners were silent film actors Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. Original house demolished in 1980s, and replaced by a new house. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line:... More
7316 South Broadway, LA, 2000
Photograph shows the "Iglesia Cristiana. Jesu Cristo es el camino" and "Casa de Nutricion."
Likeness of silent film star Charlie Chaplin at Madame Tussaud's Wax M...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Part of Watts Towers, a collection of structures and art in the low-in...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The towers were built by Italian immigrant construction worker Sabato Rodia in his spare time from 1921 to 1954. Constructed from steel pipes and rods, wr... More
Paramount Pictures back lot sets of New York City streets, headquarter...
Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, Paramount is the third oldest existing film studio in the world. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B.... More
Part of Watts Towers, a collection of structures and art in the low-in...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The towers were built by Italian immigrant construction worker Sabato Rodia in his spare time from 1921 to 1954. Constructed from steel pipes and rods, wr... More
10828 S. Avalon Blvd., LA, 2011 ("The Last Chance")
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Aerial of Pacific Coast Beach, Los Angeles, California
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Tattoo and piercing market in Venice, a beachfront district on the Wes...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Venice is known for its canals, beaches and circus-like Ocean Front Walk. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M... More
Street musicians on Olvera Street in the oldest part of downtown Los A...
The street is part of the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historic Monument, and referred to by Latinos as "La Placita Olvera" for a prominent local judge. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credi... More
Mural "Endangered Species" by Wendy Winters located in Venice, a beach...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Venice is known for its canals, beaches and circus-like Ocean Front Walk. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M... More
Aerial view of high-end residential area in Los Angeles, California
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Al Pacino, star of the film "The Godfather," inducts Eddie Giuliani in...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Venice is known for its canals, beaches and circus-like Ocean Front Walk. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M... More
Sign at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California
The Pier, a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue is a prominent, 100-year-old landmark. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Colle... More
[Levitated Massachusetts by artist Michael Heizer at Los Angeles Count...
Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Gift; The Capital Group Companies Charitable... More
Auguste Rodin sculptures on the grounds of the Los Angeles County Muse...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Ferris wheel at the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, California
The Pier, a large double-jointed pier located at the foot of Colorado Avenue is a prominent, 100-year-old landmark. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Colle... More
Mural "Liquor St" on Melrose Avenue, an internationally renowned shopp...
The most famous section is known as the Melrose District, which runs from the West End through West Hollywood and Hollywood. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovel... More
Mural on Melrose Avenue, an internationally renowned shopping, dining ...
The most famous section is known as the Melrose District, which runs from the West End through West Hollywood and Hollywood. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovel... More
Aerial of Pacific Coast Beach, Los Angeles, California
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
House of Ink Tattoos & Piercing in Venice, a beachfront district on th...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Venice is known for its canals, beaches and circus-like Ocean Front Walk. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M... More
Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California
Rodeo Drive is a shopping district known for designer label and haute couture fashion. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photograp... More
Outdoor shopping center in Los Angeles, California
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
The Pantages Theatre located at Hollywood and Vine, Hollywood, Califor...
Designed by architect B. Marcus Priteca, it was the last theater built by the vaudeville impresario Alexander Pantages. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace C... More
The Hollywood Bowl, a modern amphitheater in the Hollywood area of Los...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Used primarily for music performances, it is the largest natural amphitheater in the United States, with a seating capacity of nearly 18,000. Credit line:... More
Paramount Studios back lot with New York City street scene that has be...
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Mural on Melrose Avenue in the West Hollywood section of Los Angeles, ...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Atrium in a new wing of the Central Library in downtown Los Angeles, C...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Detail of the Walt Disney Center Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles,...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Center, it seats 2,265 people and serves as the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra and the Los Angele... More
Likeness of director Alfred Hitchcock at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum i...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. Credit line: The Jon B. Lovelace Collection of California Photographs in Carol M. Highsmith's America Project, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs... More
Detail of the Walt Disney Center Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles,...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Center, it seats 2,265 people and serves as the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra and the Los Angele... More
Likeness of movie star Marlene Dietrich at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum...
Public domain photograph of theatrical production, cabaret, musical, performance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Detail of the Walt Disney Center Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles,...
Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer. The fourth hall of the Los Angeles Music Center, it seats 2,265 people and serves as the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra and the Los Angele... More
Adobe Barn del Rancho el Escorpion, 400 Muirfield Road, Owensmouth, Lo...
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-17 Survey number: HABS CA-326 Building/structure dates: ca. 1840 Initial Construction
Hughes Aircraft Company, Engineering-Administration Building, 6775 Cen...
Significance: Construction of Building 2 began in the fall of 1942, soon after the receipt of the Flying Boat contract. Designed by architect H.L. Gogerty, it was conceived to house many of the non-manufacturi... More
Storer House, 8161 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Count...
Structure incorporates FLW's "Textile Blocks." Significance: One of several of Frank Lloyd Wright's concrete block houses built in southern California. The John Storer residence, built in 1923, is one of severa... More
Storer House, 8161 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Count...
Structure incorporates FLW's "Textile Blocks." Significance: One of several of Frank Lloyd Wright's concrete block houses built in southern California. The John Storer residence, built in 1923, is one of severa... More
Hughes Aircraft Company, Assembly & Manufacturing Building, 6775 Centi...
Significance: Containing more than 400,000 square feet, Building 6 is the largest building within the Hughes complex. Located immediately south of Building 5, to which it is connected via a tunnel, Building 6 ... More
Hughes Aircraft Company, Assembly & Manufacturing Building, 6775 Centi...
Significance: Containing more than 400,000 square feet, Building 6 is the largest building within the Hughes complex. Located immediately south of Building 5, to which it is connected via a tunnel, Building 6 ... More
W.P. Story Building, 610 South Broadway, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: Designed by a firm equally skillful with the Zigzag or Streamlined modes (not to mention the Aztec Assyrian Revivals), the Story Garage is Los Angeles' purest example of Zigzag Moderne (Art Deco) ... More
W.P. Story Building, 610 South Broadway, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Coun...
Significance: Designed by a firm equally skillful with the Zigzag or Streamlined modes (not to mention the Aztec Assyrian Revivals), the Story Garage is Los Angeles' purest example of Zigzag Moderne (Art Deco) ... More
Morris Landau House, 638 North Faring Road, Los Angeles, Los Angeles C...
Significance: Los Angeles based architect Paul R. Williams designed the two-and-one-half-story, single-family, Georgian Revival style residence for electrical engineer Morris Landau and his wife Mabel. Situated... More
Morris Landau House, 638 North Faring Road, Los Angeles, Los Angeles C...
Significance: Los Angeles based architect Paul R. Williams designed the two-and-one-half-story, single-family, Georgian Revival style residence for electrical engineer Morris Landau and his wife Mabel. Situated... More
Morris Landau House, 638 North Faring Road, Los Angeles, Los Angeles C...
Significance: Los Angeles based architect Paul R. Williams designed the two-and-one-half-story, single-family, Georgian Revival style residence for electrical engineer Morris Landau and his wife Mabel. Situated... More
Morris Landau House, 638 North Faring Road, Los Angeles, Los Angeles C...
Significance: Los Angeles based architect Paul R. Williams designed the two-and-one-half-story, single-family, Georgian Revival style residence for electrical engineer Morris Landau and his wife Mabel. Situated... More
Watts Towers of Simon Rodia, 176 East 107th Street, Los Angeles, Los A...
Survey number: HABS CA-2119 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 77000297
Watts Towers of Simon Rodia, 176 East 107th Street, Los Angeles, Los A...
Survey number: HABS CA-2119 National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 77000297
Fletcher Drive Bridge, Spanning Los Angeles River, Los Angeles, Los An...
Significance: The Fletcher Drive Bridge is designated Historic-Cultural Monument No. 322 of the City of Los Angeles and was one of the twelve significant river bridges constructed during a major bridge building... More
Los Angeles Aqueduct, Big Pine Power Plant, Los Angeles, Los Angeles C...
Survey number: HAER CA-298-N Public domain photograph - 1930s California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Lovell (Health) House, 4616 Dundee Drive, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Cou...
Significance: The Lovell (Health) House is a prime example of residential architecture where technology creates the environment. The house is constructed of a light steel framework, filled with standard window... More
Lovell (Health) House, 4616 Dundee Drive, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Cou...
Significance: The Lovell (Health) House is a prime example of residential architecture where technology creates the environment. The house is constructed of a light steel framework, filled with standard window... More
Richfield Oil Building, 555 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, Los Ange...
Significance: An excellent example of the "Modern Style" of the 1920s, a short-lived heroic style with roots in late Art Nouveau and German Expressionism with emphasis on masses rather than volumes. A more dire... More
Richfield Oil Building, 555 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, Los Ange...
Significance: An excellent example of the "Modern Style" of the 1920s, a short-lived heroic style with roots in late Art Nouveau and German Expressionism with emphasis on masses rather than volumes. A more dire... More
Richfield Oil Building, 555 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, Los Ange...
Significance: An excellent example of the "Modern Style" of the 1920s, a short-lived heroic style with roots in late Art Nouveau and German Expressionism with emphasis on masses rather than volumes. A more dire... More
Richfield Oil Building, 555 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, Los Ange...
Significance: An excellent example of the "Modern Style" of the 1920s, a short-lived heroic style with roots in late Art Nouveau and German Expressionism with emphasis on masses rather than volumes. A more dire... More
Richfield Oil Building, 555 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, Los Ange...
Significance: An excellent example of the "Modern Style" of the 1920s, a short-lived heroic style with roots in late Art Nouveau and German Expressionism with emphasis on masses rather than volumes. A more dire... More
Richfield Oil Building, 555 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, Los Ange...
Significance: An excellent example of the "Modern Style" of the 1920s, a short-lived heroic style with roots in late Art Nouveau and German Expressionism with emphasis on masses rather than volumes. A more dire... More
Richfield Oil Building, 555 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, Los Ange...
Significance: An excellent example of the "Modern Style" of the 1920s, a short-lived heroic style with roots in late Art Nouveau and German Expressionism with emphasis on masses rather than volumes. A more dire... More
Richfield Oil Building, 555 South Flower Street, Los Angeles, Los Ange...
Significance: An excellent example of the "Modern Style" of the 1920s, a short-lived heroic style with roots in late Art Nouveau and German Expressionism with emphasis on masses rather than volumes. A more dire... More
Hughes Aircraft Company, Fire Station, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los Ange...
Public domain photograph of car garage, repair shop, 20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hollyhock House, 4800 Hollywood Boulevard, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co...
See also HABS CA-1938 drawing sheet 4 of 5 for "Hilltop Plot Plan." Structure has been referred to stylistically as "Mayan Eclectic." Significance: The Hollyhock House was considered by Frank Lloyd Wright to be... More
Arroyo Seco Parkway, Avenue 60 Bridge, Milepost 28.76, Los Angeles, Lo...
Survey number: HAER CA-265-T Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Arroyo Seco Parkway, Avenue 60 Bridge, Milepost 28.76, Los Angeles, Lo...
Survey number: HAER CA-265-T Public domain photograph - historical image of California, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Pacific Branch, 11301 W...
Significance: From the National Historic Landmarks Theme Study: Established by Congress in 1865 and developed as a network of eleven branches across the country, the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldier... More
Hughes Aircraft Company, Mock-Up Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los ...
Significance: Designs for Building 3 and associated Building 2 were developed by architect H.L. Gogerty even before the contract for the HK-1 Flying Boat was finalized. Construction of the building, to be used... More
Hughes Aircraft Company, Mock-Up Building, 6775 Centinela Avenue, Los ...
Significance: Designs for Building 3 and associated Building 2 were developed by architect H.L. Gogerty even before the contract for the HK-1 Flying Boat was finalized. Construction of the building, to be used... More
Los Angeles Aqueduct, Silverlake Reservoir, Los Angeles, Los Angeles C...
Survey number: HAER CA-298-AM Public domain photograph of a park, lake, pond, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Eastern Outfitting Company, 849-851 South Broadway, Los Angeles, Los A...
Significance: The Eastern Columbia Building represents the largest remaining example of a brilliantly clad (turquoise and gold) terracotta office tower still remaining in Los Angeles. The Building presents the... More
Hughes Aircraft Company, Administrative Building, 6775 Centinela Avenu...
Significance: Building 1 was the corporate headquarters for the Hughes Aircraft Company for 35 years. Howard Hughes and his top level executives had their offices on the second floor, and decisions that impacte... More
Hughes Aircraft Company, Administrative Building, 6775 Centinela Avenu...
Significance: Building 1 was the corporate headquarters for the Hughes Aircraft Company for 35 years. Howard Hughes and his top level executives had their offices on the second floor, and decisions that impacte... More
Hughes Aircraft Company, Administrative Building, 6775 Centinela Avenu...
Significance: Building 1 was the corporate headquarters for the Hughes Aircraft Company for 35 years. Howard Hughes and his top level executives had their offices on the second floor, and decisions that impacte... More
Los Angeles Public Library, 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, Los An...
Significance: Designed by noted architect Bertram G. Goodhue, in 1924, the Los Angeles Public Library shows influences from the beaux-arts, the art deco idiom of the time, and of the California missions. Along... More
Los Angeles Public Library, 630 West Fifth Street, Los Angeles, Los An...
Significance: Designed by noted architect Bertram G. Goodhue, in 1924, the Los Angeles Public Library shows influences from the beaux-arts, the art deco idiom of the time, and of the California missions. Along... More
Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...
Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More
Arroyo Seco Parkway, Los Angeles to Pasadena, Los Angeles, Los Angeles...
Significance: The Arroyo Seco Parkway (Pasadena Freeway) was the first divided-lane, high-speed, limited-access road in the urban western United States and the first stretch of road for what would become the ex... More