Postcard photo of an aerial view of Eden Ranch, Pine Tree Circles, from south Topanga looking North, Topanga, circa 1930. Photo from the historic Topanga photo postcards collection donated to the Topanga Historical Society by Allison Acker, a...
Aparicio-Chamberlin, Vibiana; Teatro de los Niños (Theater group)--California--Los Angeles; Children’s theater--California--East Los Angeles; Community theater--California--East Los Angeles; Folklore--California--East Los Angeles; All Souls’...
A Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) event by Teatro de los Niños, the first Chicano theater group in the United States with children performers are perfoming in "Las Albondigas," a Mexican folk tale of the family. This show was held at Self-Help...
Fourth graders Joseph Sloggy and Sean Denny went on a hike through the Topanga Creek in July 1998 helping biologists search for steelhead trout. They were appalled by the collection of wrecked cars and other junk that had accumulated in the steep...
Bays--California--Avalon; Cities and towns--California--Avalon; Tents-California--Avalon;
Avalon Bay and Avalon, nicknamed "Rag City" for its tents, circa 1893. Some visible buildings include the dance pavilion (large, round building at center), Holly Hill House (center, up on hill, with cupola, also called Lookout Cottage) and...
Avalon Schools, grade 1, Mrs. Thelma Splane's class, 1968-1969. (From top, left to right) 1: Paul Quatrochi, Mary Burke, Roger Hill, Audrey Nielsen, Klarke Mutton; 2: Eddie Gonzales, Rita Lopez, John Machado, Katrina Engel, Wayne Wade; 3: Keith...
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.
Bays--California--Avalon; Beaches--California--Avalon; Boats and boating--California--Avalon;
A view of Avalon Bay from the south end of Crescent Avenue. Hundreds of people line the beach and Green Pleasure Pier. Several boats and ships, including two steamers are in the harbor. In the distance are the Tuna Club (white building with tower,...
Isabel Luna Aparicio (photo donor's mother) vacationing with her family at "Tin Can Beach" (now Bolsa Chica State Beach), located in Huntington Beach, a city in Orange County, California. She is standing with both of her hands on her hips, looking...
Cities and towns--California--Avalon; Automobiles--California--Avalon; Streets--California--Avalon;
The west side of the 100 block of Metropole Avenue in Avalon, California, 1920s. Pictured are the Hotel Stamford, Catalina Hardware Company, and the Hermosa Hotel and Cottages.
Franco, Victor; Aparicio, Becky; Aparicio-Chamberlin, Vibiana; Franco, Irma; Sisters--California--East Los Angeles; Children--California--East Los Angeles; Easter--California--East Los Angeles; Clothing and dress--California--East Los Angeles;
Aparicio sisters, Becky and Vibiana, are with their neighbors sitting and posing for the picture on their front lawn. From left: Victor Franco (photo donor's neighbor), Becky Aparicio (photo donor's sister), Vibiana Aparicio-Chamberlin (photo...
School buildings--California--Topanga; Barns--California--Topanga;
Unknown children standing in front of the little red schoolhouse at the hairpin turn north of the school road in Topanga, circa 1920. Schoolhouse was converted from a barn built approximately in 1893. Dolores Trujillo, father of Rose Wiley (photo...
Avalon Schools, grades 1 and 2, Mrs. Sondra B. Wetzell's class, 1968-1969. (From top, left to right) 1: Theresa Hernandez, Paula Fried, April King, Burt Lyon, John Carroll, John Barton; 2: Lupe Castro, Kim Vickers, Cathy Ponce, Mary Page, Valerie...
A stagecoach with passengers is in the foreground. In the background are Avalon and Avalon Bay. Visible structures include the Holly Hill House (far left building on hill, with cupola, also called Lookout Cottage), Hotel Metropole (directly across...
Aparicio, Mike; Aparicio, Concha; Aparicio-Chamberlin, Vibiana; Aparicio, Becky; Brothers and sisters--California--East Los Angeles; Easter--California--East Los Angeles; Clothing and dress--California--East Los Angeles;...
Aparicio siblings standing in their front yard. In the background are two telephone poles and two billboard signs advertising Coca-Cola and Nehi Beverages. Pictured from left: Mike Aparicio (photo donor's brother), Concha Aparicio (photo donor's...
Vernon Lopez next to an image of himself in the "People of Catalina" exhibit at the Airport in the Sky on Santa Catalina Island, California in the mid-1990s.
Aparicio, Becky; Aparicio, Philip; Brothers and sisters--California--East Los Angeles; Easter--California--East Los Angeles; Automobiles--California--East Los Angeles; Clothing and dress--California--East Los Angeles;
Brother and sister, Philip Aparicio (photo donor's brother) and Becky Aparicio (photo donor's sister) are standing in front of the family's parked car in the driveway. Photo taken during Easter in the 1950s in City Terrace, an area of East Los...
