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:previous: Your suggestion was a perfectly good one JMR. She does resemble Dolores Del Rio.
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Not to be missed: "The Wrecking Crew," the brilliant documentary about the brilliant studio musicians working in Los Angeles in the 60's and 70's. Now streaming on Netflix. Some terrific street scenes from the era, and the soundtrack ... wonderful.
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What the heck is going on with this "Yum Burger" caricature?
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...661/T3Yuzq.jpg detail / eBay :previous: Is this a cross between Joe E. Brown and a Native-American? (the feather; where did that come from?) "Heap Good Steer".....say whaaaat!? The "Yum Burger" location today. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...538/oXsvFX.jpg gsv ...complete matchbook. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...905/wpaYHZ.jpghttp://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...537/Rmct0B.jpg eBay Does anyone on NLA remember the 'Yum-Burger'? __ |
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01. Steve Forrest 02. Pier Angeli 03. Debbie Reynolds 04. Louis Calhern 05. George Murphy 06. Cyd Charisse 07. Van Johnson 08. Vic Damone 09. Paul Douglas 10. Howard Keel 11. John Ericson 12. Lauren Bacall 13. Jose Ferrer 14. Leslie Caron 15. James Donald 16. Eva Gabor 17. Merle Oberon 18. Ann Francis 19. Walter Pidgeon 20. Stewart Granger 21. Jane Powell 22. Delores del Rio 23. Russ Tamblyn 24. Edward Purdom/Donald Woods 25. Robert Taylor 26. Elizabeth Taylor 27. Kurt Kasznar 28. George Raft 29. Janet Leigh 30. Grace Kelly 31. Fernando Lamas 32. Ann Miller 33. Lionel Barrymore 34. Donna Reed 35. Ann Blyth 36. Michael Wilding 37. Jeff Richards 38. Spring Byington 39. Joan Fontaine 40. George Sanders 41. Esther Williams ------------------------------------------------------- Thank you e_r for the Cinnabar ad. |
I came across this intriguing photograph earlier this evening on eBay.
1920s Los Angeles, outdoor stand labeled 'Japanese'. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/537/ukaAx1.jpg check it out here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/1920S-PHOTO-...item2ee5006237 Any idea what's going on here? The one woman whos face is visible (in the stand) appears to be Caucasian. here's the photographer's stamp on the reverse. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...907/wfHmVY.jpg __ |
"Youth Arisen" Leo Katz Frank Wiggins Trade School
Remember this? (or maybe everyone's trying to forget)
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-L...75522%2BPM.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-N...80029%2BPM.jpg http://lit250v.library.ucla.edu/isla...ilyNews%3A5540 I seem to have struck out. This is the reply I got from the National Archives: "This is in response to your request for information about the records of the Work Projects Administration (WPA). Specifically, you are seeking information on a mural created by Leo Katz that was installed at the Frank Wiggins Trade School in Los Angeles, California. In Record Group (RG) 69, Records of the WPA, we took a look through the project indexes for California for the years 1935 and 1936 and could not find any mention of WPA involvement with the Frank Wiggins Trade School. If the mural was created under the WPA's Projects Control Division, it would have become the property of the school or the city agency in charge of the school and not eligible for return We noted that one of your sources mentions the one panel being returned to the Public Works Administration (PWA) in 1935, We think this is unlikely as the PWA only directly commissioned artwork for buildings they constructed themselves. We believe that the Public Works of Art Project (PWAP) is a much more likely candidate. The PWAP was originally a Treasury Department project undertaken by the Public Buildings Service (PBS). PWAP was directly commissioning artworks to be placed various non-federal building. However, PWAP only operated between 1933 and 1934. In 1935, it was succeeded by the Treasury Relief Art Project (TRAP), which received funding from the WPA in July of 1935. TRAP was mainly interested in working in Federal buildings, but some of the old PWAP, non-federal, work continued. We took a looks through the PWAP and TRAP materials RG 121, Records of the PBS. However, we could not find any mention of Leo Katz or the Youth Arisen mural in the files. We still strongly believe this mural was installed in the trad school as part of a PWAP/TRAP project and that the panels were returned to TRAP in 1939. Technically, artworks created by PWAP/TRAP are the property of the United States Government and as such fall under the jurisdiction of the General Services Administration (GSA). See: http://www.gsa.gov/portal/content/160315 and http://www.gsa.gov/fa/. GSA's Fine Arts Program may know where the panels are now. If not, they have been tracking down missing artworks created by the artists employed by federal agencies. It is possible the mural panels were commissioned by the Federal Art Project (FAP), a division of the WPA which also began operations in 1935. We do have FAP records as well, but they are very poorly organized. FAP specific files for California are in RG 69, A1 Entries 1023 and 1024 (See: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1948897?q=1948897). We also have California specific FAP records in Record Group (RG) 69, PC 37 Entry 12-6, WPA Central File, Administrative Correspondence for California. This series of records are arranged by a decimal classification system. FAP records are file classes 651.315 through 651.3159 and 651.3115. These files are too much for us to for us to go through on you behalf an someone would have to come in and go through them. We can make these records available to you should you choose to visit our College Park, Maryland, facility. For more about College Park, see: http://www.archives.gov/dc-metro/col...ark/index.html If you cannot travel to College Park, you may wish to consider hiring a professional researcher. You can find a list of researchers on our webpage at http://www.archives.gov/research/hire-help/ We regret that we could not be of more assistance to you." The Leo Katz Foundation sent the photo below with no info or explanation. It does not seem to match the description given with the photo above (?): https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-j...71901%2BPM.jpg |
Gabriel over the First Presbyterian Church
I happened to glance at an article entitled, "Sanitation of Dwellings, Public Buildings, and Thoroughfares" from the
Thirteenth Biennial Report of the State Board of Health of California (1892-94) and noticed this: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...e.jpg~original Hathitrust -- http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?i...ew=1up;seq=270 That's the First Presbyterian Church on the SE corner of Second and Fort/Broadway, which opened in April 1883. I decided to compare some photos of the church. This one looks north on Broadway from Third c. 1884: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...l.jpg~original USCDL -- http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/re...coll65/id/1764 Also c. 1884, and we're looking east. There was definitely something at the very top: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...q.jpg~original USCDL -- http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/re...coll65/id/1759 But in this c. 1890 view looking east, that something is gone: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...c.jpg~original USCDL -- http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/re...coll65/id/5583 Also c. 1890, but looking southeast at just a cross at the very top: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...r.jpg~original USCDL -- http://digitallibrary.usc.edu/cdm/re...coll65/id/5581 Apparently there really was some ridicule: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...s.jpg~original January 26, 1887, Los Angeles Times @ LAPL Gabriel was removed: http://i1165.photobucket.com/albums/...s.jpg~original January 27, 1887, Los Angeles Times @ LAPL So if you ever have trouble putting an exact date to a photo of Second and Fort, check the top of the First Presbyterian Church's steeple! |
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__ The newspaper articles about the 'impaled' Gabriel were pretty humorous Flyingwedge. (one even said it looked like a grasshopper. lol) reminded me of this: http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640...538/6uGZN8.jpg Scene from "The Horn Blows At Midnight" ( love the Paradise Coffee commercial) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMQCIDI_68k http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/320...537/VTUmze.jpg __ |
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eBay I had no idea there was a sunken garden behind the fence (below). I wonder if the wishing well, the bubbly brook and footbridge are still in place? http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...910/xJEVAr.jpg gsv __ |
I really liked your 'before and afters' from yesterday Hoss.
especially this building. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...538/7YByMn.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800...909/2zkbHU.jpg gsv |
Here's another souvenir folder photo that I recently found on eBay.
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but you sure got a lengthy and informative reply from them and for that I am impressed! Even got some leads to check if one was so inclined. How many times have I inquired about something to various places and got either no reply or a generic brush off? I'd reply to them with a very nice thank you for that response! :cheers: |
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I just got this follow-up email from Katz' granddaughter at the Leo Katz Foundation which I find perplexing. I do not think we are talking about the same mural: "...Leo took photos extensively of this mural and this slide is one depicting a classroom. I sent this on purpose to give you a feel for how extensive this mural is. Please be patient as we need some time to go through the archives and be sure all the photos first are for this mural and not another mural -and then get them digitized. Then at some point we can find a sketch of the building and figure out where the photos were taken. We also have Leos notes describing the different sections of the mural and their meaning. We also have every newspaper clipping and appeal letter sent to the school board to try and save it. Right now the foundation is finishing up a project where we cataloged the 26 prints Leo did ( which I will share with you soon! ) and our curators are just starting on the 5 murals research. We have completed our 501c3 and we are all volunteers. We are seeking out grants to assist us in our research projects and perhaps there are some grants you can guide us to that would be mural related. I appreciate any efforts you can assist us with in our researching of Leos place in the mural world and to document his important work in this area. Leo did many things in his career but murals were his favorite. His work ended in murals because he was unable to find commissions, the work was physically difficult/expensive and he was heartbroken that this mural was destroyed. Leo enjoyed painting at this large scale and making a statement with his work. we will start following up on the leads that you gave us to see if the panels are in a governmental archive / warehouse somewhere and we look forward to discussing the murals with you more! thank you again" |
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Maybe that statement by Leo's granddaughter more or less sums up the critical result of his career as a muralist painter. The public was not slavering for his work...they were trying to get rid of it. |
Wild Animal Farm, Los Angeles 1910s
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...673/mwIvJD.jpg http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/102...901/lQRKKD.jpg eBay What are looking at here....a stage? __ |
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:previous: Oh that's great! Good sleuthing Hoss.
I expected all the garden amenities to be long gone. __ |
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