Motion picture theaters--California--East Los Angeles;
Strand Theatre sign lit up at night circa 1935. Front of sign reads: "Spencer Tracy & Sylvia Sidney in Fury, Henry Hunter in Parole, Brown & Lavelle". Side of sign reads: "Henry Hunter in person and Spin O".
Karloff, Boris, 1887-1969; Motion picture actors and actresses--California--East Los Angeles; Motion picture theaters--California--East Los Angeles;
Boris Karloff signing a safety plaque at the Strand Theatre circa 1936. Karloff played the role of The Monster in the film, "Bride of Frankenstein" in 1935. Safety plaque reads: "Stop! Beware, Boris Karloff". These safety plaque signings were...
Motion picture actors and actresses--California--East Los Angeles; Motion picture theaters--California--East Los Angeles;
Unknown screen actor signing a cement safety plaque at the Strand Theatre, circa 1935. These safety plaque signings were public relations events and the plaques were later installed on the sidewalk to promote safe street crossing.
Aparicio, Isabel Luna; Young women--California--Los Angeles; Trees--California--Los Angeles; Clothing and dress--California--Los Angeles; Hairstyles--California--Los Angeles;
Isabel Luna Aparicio (photo donor's mother) is standing on the trunk of a tree and holding onto one of its big branches with her left hand. She is wearing a dress, a blazer, socks and peep toe slip-on shoes. She has her hair in curls with some of...
Aparicio, Elias Rodriguez; Men--California--Los Angeles; Clothing and dress--California--Los Angeles;
Elias Rodriguez Aparicio (photo donor's father) and an unidentified male are dressed in long sleeved shirts, trousers and suspenders for a family gathering (possibly for a funeral) at a house in Ramona Gardens, an area of Boyle Heights, in the...
Renaldo, Duncan; Motion picture actors and actresses--California--East Los Angeles; Motion picture theaters--California--East Los Angeles;
Duncan Renaldo (left), with an unkown woman (center) and Alan Hale, Sr. (right), signing a safety plaque at the Strand Theatre, 1930s. These safety plaque signings were public relations events and the plaques were later installed on the sidewalk to...
Aparicio, Elias Rodriguez; Aparicio, Emily; Brothers and sisters--California--Los Angeles; Youth--California--Los Angeles; Clothing and dress--California--Los Angeles
Dressed for a family church celebration are, Elias Rodriguez Aparicio (photo donor's father) and his sister, Emily Aparicio (photo donor's aunt). They are standing at the side of the house by the front porch in Ramona Gardens, an area of Boyle...
Motion picture theaters--California--East Los Angeles; Theaters--California--East Los Angeles; Buck Jones Ranger Band (Musical Group);
Four Buck Jones Ranger Band members in front of the Strand Theatre standing under the sign. The sign reads: "Buck Jones in Person, 5 Acts Vodvil". Back of photo: "Circa 1937".
Wedding portrait of Agustine Sanchez (photo donor's uncle-in-law) and Blanch Luna (photo donor's aunt). Blanch is holding a large bouquet of flowers. Photo was taken at St. Joseph Catholic Church in downtown Los Angeles in the late 1930s.
Dolores Trujillo, father of Rose Wiley (photo donor), sitting on cabin porch in 1952 next to the original ranch sign that reads "Trujillo Ranch, 1886". The sign was made in 1935 and later incorporated into the Trujillo Ranch entry gate built by his...
Granville, Bonita, 1923-1988; Motion picture actors and actresses--California--East Los Angeles; Motion picture theaters--California--East Los Angeles;
Screen actress Bonita Granville at a safety plaque signing at the Strand Theatre, circa 1938. The plaque reads: "Watch and wait." Bonita Granville was a contemporary of Natalie Wood and Shirley Temple. Back of photo: "Please credit Bud Fraker photo...
Photo donor's father, Bill Phillips, the owner of Phillips Music Company opened in 1935 till 1991. He left Rochester, New York in 1925 to join the Navy. After completing his service in the navy, Bill moved to Southern California to join his cousins...
Montgomery, George, 1916-2000; Motion picture actors and actresses--California--East Los Angeles; Motion picture theaters--California--East Los Angeles;
Screen actor, George Montgomery, in Lone Ranger costume standing under the Strand Theatre sign, circa 1936. The sign reads: "Stage Lone Ranger, Geo Montgomery."
Martinez, Ernestina; Girls--California--East Los Angeles; Dwellings--California--East Los Angeles;
Ernestina Martinez sitting with other girls in front of a house that was built on stilts. Ernestina is about 7 or 8 years old in this photo and she is sitting on the far left. Circa 1937.
Aparicio, Emily; Young women--California--Los Angeles; Clothing and dress--California--Los Angeles
A formal portrait of Emily Aparicio (photo donor's aunt), possibly hand tinted in brown hues for the clothes and lips, pink for the face and green for the eyes. She is wearing a knit blouse under a blazer and has a bow on top of her hair. The photo...
Luna, Francis; Women--California--Los Angeles County; Nature--California--Los Angeles County; Boulders--California--Los Angeles County;
Francis Luna (photo donor's maternal aunt), also known as Chicki, is wearing a skirt, blouse and sandals and is sitting on a boulder on an outting to the Los Angeles River or San Gabriel Mountains, in the 1930s.
Pacheco, Jesus; Pacheco, Sotera; Brothers and sisters--California--East Los Angeles; Fashion--California--East Los Angeles;
Brother and sister Jesus Pacheco and Sotera Pacheco (photo donor's grandmother) are dressed up and are standing outside posing for the picture. Sotera is wearing a satin dress and Jesus is wearing a suit and they both have their arm around each...
