Category Archives: art and artists

Mayor’s Aide Guilty of Selling Jobs, March 24, 1939

Posted on March 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

A line of Nazi tanks crosses into Czechoslovakia.  Head of Federal Reserve calls for a balanced budget. Joseph Shaw, brother former Mayor Frank Shaw, is convicted on 63 counts of selling jobs and promotions in the Los Angeles police and … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tile

Posted on March 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

A set of six Batchelder Mayan tiles has been listed on EBay. For whatever reason, I seem to see more of the Mayan pattern on EBay than anything else. Bidding starts at $9.99.

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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tile

Posted on March 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

This Batchelder tile has been listed on EBay. As I recall, a tile similar to this one is part of the fireplace at the Angelus Temple museum, which was formerly the home of Aimee Semple McPherson. When I get a … Continue reading →

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Tough Times and Beauty in the Bay

Posted on March 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

"City Life," painted by Victor Arnautoff in 1934.   In San Francisco, the Depression’s artistic legacy By Christopher Reynolds,Reporting from San Francisco 10:20 AM PST, March 07, 2009 Stocks have crashed, industry is shuddering and banks are failing. The restless … Continue reading →

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Mystics Predict the ‘Big One’ Will Destroy California; Dodger Recalls Negro Leagues, March 12, 1969

Posted on March 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

L.A. is doomed! … Again! "The most knowledgeable scientists say not only inconceivable but ridiculous." Above, Mama Cass sings "California Earthquake," one of the tunes inspired by the notion that a huge quake was about to destroy the state. Another … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tile

Posted on March 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  A vendor has separate listings for four pieces of Batchelder tile. There’s a pansy, above left, (bidding starts at $9.99); a Viking ship, middle left, (bidding starts at $9.99); and one of the Mayan pieces that seem to turn … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tile

Posted on March 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Here’s a Batchelder tile of a peacock that has been listed on EBay. It’s a bit different that the other animal tiles that have been listed before. Bidding starts at $95.

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Services for Lou Costello, Advice to Young Ballplayers, March 8, 1959

Posted on March 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Lou Costello’s service at Calvary Cemetery was attended by Danny Thomas, Red Skelton, George Jessel, Joe E. Brown, Jerry Colonna, Ronald Reagan, Leo Carrillo and Virginia Grey. Longtime partner Bud Abbott was a pallbearer.  Word in Hollywood is that "Some … Continue reading →

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Blinded by Bullet, Officer Shoots Gunman Who Killed Partner, March 5, 1959

Posted on March 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Through the 1950s, Police Officer Ector A. Garcia became a minor celebrity for producing sketches of crime suspects that were astonishingly accurate. But he wanted the excitement of being on the streets and that’s what he got. Garcia and … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — 1959 Predicta TV

Posted on February 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

A 1959 Philco Predicta has been listed on EBay. Warning: It doesn’t work and is evidently for display purposes only. Bidding starts at $9.99, but there is a reserve. 

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Nuestro Pueblo — February 6, 1939

Posted on February 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Citizens Chevrolet, 2030 Colorado Blvd. I was pleased to find a little documentation of this method of advertising. I first heard about it when I interviewed Walter H. "Tim" Leimert Jr., who said his father did the same thing to … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tiles

Posted on February 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

What appear to be a matched pair of Batchelder tiles showing deer, evidently part of a series of animal tiles, has been listed on EBay. The tile on the left is listed here. The tile on the right is listed … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tile

Posted on February 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Here’s another Batchelder tile in what appears to be a series of animals, listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $10.   

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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tile

Posted on February 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Here’s another Batchelder rabbit tile listed on EBay. The last one sold for $108. Bidding starts at $10.

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Woman Loses Children Over Nude Photos; Angels Earn Most of Cubs’ Income, January 29, 1949

Posted on January 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

A panel from "Terry and the Pirates," by George Wunder. At left, The Times’ comics page from 1949. Moon Mullins … Li’l Abner …  Brenda Starr … Dick Tracy … Orphan Annie … but also Ella Cinders … Napoleon … … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tile

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Here’s a matched pair of Batchelder tile…. This tile is listed here >>> This tile is listed here >>>

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Archicture — Paul R. Williams

Posted on January 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

This home at 639 La Loma in Pasadena, designed by African American architect Paul Revere Williams, has come on the market at $2,145,000. The home was previously occupied by Crowell Beech, left, who died there in 1929. Update: July 19, … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tile

Posted on January 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

I haven’t noticed too many Batchelder figures on EBay, but here’s one. (Yes, it’s stamped "Batchelder Los Angeles" on the base). Bidding starts at $199.

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Found on EBay — Batchelder tile

Posted on January 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Here’s a Batchelder tile of two birds, listed on EBay. Bids start at $120. Note: Before you spend any serious money on EBay, always check the item and the vendor carefully.

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Wyeth / Nixon

Posted on January 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Jan. 11, 1972: Andrew Wyeth announces he will paint Nixon’s official portrait.   Jan. 12, 1972: The White House repudiates Wyeth’s announcement. Jan. 14, 1972: The Nixon White House says it misspoke itself. Kind of. In 1981, the White House … Continue reading →

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