Category Archives: art and artists

Found on EBay – Catalina Tile

Posted on April 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

This Catalina tile table has been listed on EBay. According to the vendor, it was sold on Santa Catalina Island in 1950. Bidding starts at $1,150 with a Buy It Now price of $1,300. As with everything on EBay, items … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 19, 1960

Posted on April 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  A Lounge Lizard       A flagrant instance of heresy, one that cannot be unchallenged, occurred during the recent Sportsmen's Show.  This is an attempt to erase it, lest such a mammoth slur cast a shadow on outdoor living … Continue reading →

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Walt Mason, the People’s Poet

Posted on April 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 19, 1910: The Times’ Albert Jean Taylor draws a cartoon to give East Coast expatriates a self-satisfied laugh … And Uncle Walt the Warbler takes a jaded look at the love poem: O come, my pet, and cook … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on April 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 14, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit the La Brea tar pits for another installment of Nuestro Pueblo. In case you just tuned in, the posts of the original 1938-39 run ended last year. I’m going back and … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 11, 1960

Posted on April 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

“ ‘Library Fever’ Is Similar to Other Mental Disturbances.”   Pay-as-You-Breathe Plan       Everyone, it seems, wants to help the beleaguered councilmen find a way to raise desperately needed revenue.  And it is a heartening thing indeed to witness the … Continue reading →

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L.A. Mayor Drives Electric Car

Posted on April 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

   Mayor Alexander’s electric car! April 10, 1910: Mayor George Alexander says he’ll still be chauffeured on his official duties but is learning how to drive an electric Waverly phaeton for personal use. The 70-year-old mayor of Los Angeles says, … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on April 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit Sunset Beach, where an old wooden fish advertises bait. Note: The original run of Nuestro Pueblo ended in 1939. I’m going back and picking up the entries I missed in 2008-09. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 2, 1960

Posted on April 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “Fly Hard … Hard… Hard!” Fowl in Fish Bowl       Next to driving, the big problem for motorists is parking.  And since the upsurge of the sports car, life can be fraught with chaos.  Take the case of … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook: Outside the Edison

Posted on April 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

“Outside the Edison,” by Marion Eisenmann. I thought it would be fun to write about the crowds that have revived downtown nightlife in the last few years, so late one Friday, Marion Eisenmann and I strolled up 2nd Street from … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 1, 1960

Posted on April 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “Wait! I Don’t Trust You!” Ethereal Hitchhiker       Until recently Rhoda Cross, who lives near Vermont and Fountain Aves., had a two-party telephone line, or at least that's what she thought.  But several weeks ago she started hearing … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Batchelder Vase

Posted on March 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

What appears to be a vase by E.A. Batchelder of Pasadena has been listed on EBay. Batchelder tile turns up somewhat often, but I don’t recall seeing anything this finely made. Bidding starts at $145, or Buy It Now at … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Notebook: L.A. Marathon

Posted on March 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “L.A. Marathon,” by Marion Eisenmann Marion Eisenmann and I decided to try something different from our exploration of local landmarks by going to Santa Monica to see the finish of the 2010 L.A. Marathon. I found a good viewing … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 21, 1960

Posted on March 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Pulling a Chessman?     The letter, neatly written in pencil, is from a man named Arthur.     "I am in the City Jail on a phony beef," it begins.  "About 2:30 a.m. March 1 I was forced into a … Continue reading →

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Fewer Japanese in U.S., Report Says

Posted on March 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 20, 1910: The Commissioner General of Immigration reports that there are 3,457 fewer Japanese in the U.S. and Hawaii, due to a decrease in immigration and an increase in emigration. The largest category of non-laborers is “no occupation,” but … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 19, 1960

Posted on March 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “?” Pig Stickers, En Garde     Sportsmen who complain they have to go farther and farther for good fishing and hunting — prepare to drool.  Dr. Louis Higger of L.A. writes from Kati, New Zealand: "Here we are on … Continue reading →

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Film Features Los Angeles City Fire Department

Posted on March 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

“When a Feller Needs a Friend,” by Clare Briggs. March 19, 1920: The Ince Studios presents a film of the Los Angeles Fire Department, including half a block of buildings that were set on fire, The Times says. 

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Artist’s Notebook: Travel Town

Posted on March 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

“Travel Town,” by Marion Eisenmann. Marion Eisenmann and I went to Travel Town in Griffith Park last summer because the old trains are popular with young children and I thought there would be some opportunities for interesting sketch subjects. It … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Tile Top Table

Posted on March 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 5, 1930: A tile top table from an ad for the Dyas department store, priced at $3.95 [$50.28 USD 2009]. The tile table at left has been listed on EBay. The vendor is unsure of the manufacturer.  Bidding starts … Continue reading →

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Segregated Businesses May Be Legal, Eisenhower Says

Posted on March 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 17, 1960: On the jump, more about Cheryl Crane’s transfer to El Retiro School for Girls in the San Fernando Valley … President Eisenhower says it may be legal for private businesses to bar African Americans or any … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Shriners Convention

Posted on March 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

The Times published a special edition of comics for the 1907 Shriners convention. A page of the May 6, 1907, Shriners comics, a parody of  Winsor McCay’s popular strip “Little Nemo in Slumberland," has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts … Continue reading →

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