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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Christmas past

Posted on December 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 10, 1972 Los Angeles   Photograph by William S. Murphy / Los Angeles Times Darryl Anness, 4, receives a gift from Santa Claus at the annual party held at the Hollywood Bowl for the Crippled Children’s Society. To the … Continue reading →

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Mystery photos

Posted on December 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

OK, what’s this?   Photographs by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times That’s the mailbox Mahony was dropping mail into when the July assault allegedly happened, along with the cameras that might have captured the event. That’s exactly right. Cardinal … Continue reading →

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Dec. 10, 1957

Posted on December 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Christmas past

Posted on December 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 21, 1944 Los Angeles   Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Huntington Park Postmaster George J. Nevin observes high school students hired to help deliver an unprecedented volume of Christmas mail. On a recent day, the Huntington Park post … Continue reading →

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Dec. 9, 1957

Posted on December 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Christmas past

Posted on December 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 22, 1968 Los Angeles   Photograph by Boris Yaro / The Los Angeles Times Police Officer John Boddie of the Hollywood Division hands a doll to one of 250 youngsters who received Christmas presents after officers took up collection … Continue reading →

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Dec. 8, 1957

Posted on December 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

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Christmas past

Posted on December 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 11, 1959 Los Angeles   Gosh, I love the optional rotating base that plays "Silent Night" or "Jingle Bells." And you don’t have to worry about them burning–ever!

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Retro Christmas

Posted on December 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

All right, everybody, it’s time to admit your deepest, darkest secret. Something you have kept hidden from the world for most of your life. No, I don’t mean the candy bar you swiped as a kid. You know what I’m … Continue reading →

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She’s the sheriff!

Posted on December 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

Someone asked for more information about Jo Daviess County Sheriff Emma “Two Gun” Grebner, who figured in the Maria Ridulph case. Unfortunately, I haven’t any idea how she got her nickname. But here she is (alas, with only one gun):

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Christmas past

Posted on December 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 24, 1956Los Angeles      Photograph by Pete Grant / The Los Angeles Times The Times features the home of W.N. Chandler, 13060 Otsego St., Sherman Oaks, in a Dec. 24, 1956, photo essay on holiday yard decor.

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Dec. 7, 1957

Posted on December 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

   

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Christmas past

Posted on December 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 25, 1923Los Angeles   Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Brother Tom Liddecoat speaks during Christmas dinner at the Midnight Mission, 2nd and Los Angeles streets.  About 2,000 men who lived in "Hell’s Half-Acre" of skid row were served, … Continue reading →

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December 3, 1957: Girl kidnapped

Posted on December 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Dec. 3, 1957-April 26, 1958 Sycamore, Ill Maria E. Ridulph* was a 7-year-old girl from Sycamore, Ill., who was kidnapped Dec. 3, 1957, and whose decomposed body was found April 26, 1958, near Woodbine, a tiny, unincorporated settlement in … Continue reading →

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Dec. 6, 1957

Posted on December 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

   

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Christmas past

Posted on December 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 20, 1949 Los Angeles   Photograph by R.O. Ritchie / Los Angeles Times The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, decorated for Christmas in a photo published in The Times, Dec. 20, 1949.

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Random shot

Posted on December 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

I sense a note of sarcasm here. Actually, several notes. More like a fanfare, really. Either that or imdb has fallen down on the job. And we know that never happens.   Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times

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Hanukkah past

Posted on December 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

Dec. 29, 1951 Los Angeles   Los Angeles Times file photo At the Jewish Home for the Aged, Benjamin Gorelik* lights the candles to illustrate Hanukkah in a photograph published Dec. 29, 1951. Gorelik, who died Feb. 1, 1952, was … Continue reading →

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Dec. 5, 1957

Posted on December 4, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Paul Coates

Posted on December 4, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 27, 1957 [Note: This is the article that inspired Lenny Bruce’s famous bit on airplane glue–lrh. Below right, Bruce in 1963, by Times photographer Bill Murphy; bottom right, with his daughter Kitty, also in in 1963, by Times photographer … Continue reading →

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