Photographs
Subject
Subject Source: Tgmi
Found in 307 Collections and/or Records:
Harry Glathe Collection
Collection
Identifier: OCH-HGC
Abstract
The Harry Glathe Collection contains captioned photographs, photocopied ephemera, clippings, and correspondence between Harry Glathe and John S. Service.
Dates:
1934-1999
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Robert Gohstand Shanghai Tourist Postcards and Ephemera
Collection
Identifier: OCH-TPE
Abstract
The Robert Gohstand Shanghai Tourist Postcards and Ephemera contains postcards and other travel ephemera collected by Robert Gohstand for inclusion in the Old China Hands Archives. Although the postcards and ephemera were created in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, many of the images printed on the postcards document places and people from early 20th century China, including World War II. Most items relate to Shanghai, although there are also references to Harbin and Peking...
Dates:
ca. 1991-2004
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Paul J. Goldener United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local 645 Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-PJG
Abstract
Paul J. Goldener was president of the United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America, Local 645, Van Nuys, California from 1970-1978. The United Automobiles, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW) was founded in 1936 by Walter P. Reuther as the collective bargaining representative for many of America's industrial workers. The records contained in the Goldener collection document the history, development and accomplishments of the UAW...
Dates:
1922-1979
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Jaime Gomez Teatro Cometa Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-TC-JG
Abstract
Jaime Gomez was a founding member of the grassroots Chicano theater group Teatro Cometa. Founded in 1979, the troupe was active throughout 1980s in and around Fullerton, California. Embodying the concept of “Rasquachismo,” the group endeavored to use their art to educate people about significant issues within their community. Their work incorporated topics such as gang violence and immigration, including issues facing undocumented workers. This collection...
Dates:
1972-2006; Majority of material found within 1988-1994
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Vicente Gómez Collection
Collection
Identifier: IGRA-VGC
Abstract
Vicente Gómez was a well-known guitarist, composer, arranger, teacher, and business owner. His most notable performance was playing Romance de Amor in the 1941 film Blood and Sand. Gómez had a successful career performing and writing music as well as starting and maintaining two businesses, La Zambra nightclub in New York and the Academy of Spanish Arts in Los Angeles. The Vicente Gómez...
Dates:
1862-1996; Majority of material found within 1940-1979
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Greater Los Angeles Press Club Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-GLAPC
Abstract
The Greater Los Angeles Press Club was formed following World War II. The Club operated a café and cocktail lounge for their members from 1960 through the 1980s, but as interest in gathering there waned, offices were leased instead. During the early 1970s the Press Club actively defended freedom of the press and the rights of newsmen, protesting the arrest of journalist William Farr. The collection consists of newsletters, annual publications, and administrative files generated by the...
Dates:
1948-1999
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Fred M. Greguras California Military Places Collection
Collection
Identifier: SC-FGC
Abstract
Fred M. Greguras served as a United States Marine in Vietnam in 1970 with Hotel Company, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, before entering the field of law and becoming a partner at a law firm in California. The Fred M. Greguras California Military Places Collection reflects his research interest in the history of the U.S. Marines and American military sites through research materials, photographs, documents, and collected ephemera that focus on United...
Dates:
1878-2020
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Juana Beatriz Gutiérrez Mothers of East Los Angeles (MELA) Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-MELA
Abstract
Juana Beatriz Gutiérrez co-founded the Mothers of East Los Angeles (MELA) with several other women and a priest, Monsignor John Moretta. After co-founding MELA, she formed MELA-SI (Santa Isabel), becoming the president of that organization. Both groups worked to keep their communities and families safe by assisting others, organizing protests, and raising awareness within the community. Gutiérrez had nine children, all of whom assisted with MELA projects. She has received awards for her work...
Dates:
1978-2004
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Julia May Hall Collection
Collection
Identifier: OCH-JMH
Abstract
The Julia May Hall Collection contains digital photographs of Julia and her first husband, James Brown, taken around the time of their internment in Shanghai during World War II. Earlier portraits are included, as well as images of Julia's dance performances, and a portrait taken after the war in Hollywood
Dates:
1930-1946
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives
Homer A. Halverson Collection
Collection
Identifier: URB-HAH
Abstract
Homer Halverson worked for the City of Los Angeles as an Engineer in the 1920s, on his family's orange grove in the San Fernando Valley in the early 1930s, and as a structural draftsman in the US Army Corps of Engineers from the mid-1930s to his retirement in 1965. The Homer A. Halverson Collection documents water history and related infrastructure in the greater Los Angeles area in the early- to mid-20th century, especially the...
Dates:
1915-1994
Found in:
Special Collections & Archives