Category Archives: Photography

Movieland Mystery Photo – Baseball Edition [Updated]

Posted on March 11, 2012 by lmharnisch

I was watching this movie recently and got to wondering what ballparks were used as locations. In some scenes, the movie intercuts stock footage with shots that were presumably done in Los Angeles (and no, they don’t match at all. … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo – Newsboy Cap Edition III [Updated +]

Posted on March 8, 2012 by lmharnisch

OK, I know this will be too easy. But there’s a bonanza of newsboy caps in this film. How to Wear a Hat – Newsboy Cap Edition How to Wear a Hat — ‘Grapes of Wrath’ Edition Movieland Mystery Photo … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on March 6, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s a mystery lady from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb!

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Random Shots – East L.A.

Posted on March 5, 2012 by lmharnisch

I snapped these photos Saturday during my weekly breakfast jaunt to East L.A. The Chevrolet convertible was in showroom condition.

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on March 5, 2012 by lmharnisch

Regular reader Earl Boebert submitted this picture as a mystery photo. Thank Earl! [Update: This is Farley Granger in an episode of “Hawaii Five-O” – that’s the original “Book ‘em, Danno” version — courtesy of Earl Boebert. Please congratulate Dewey … Continue reading →

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Ansel Adams – Images of Los Angeles

Posted on March 2, 2012 by lmharnisch

Photo: “The Pup.” Notice that it served French dip sandwiches! Credit: Los Angeles Public Library. I stopped by the reception for the Ansel Adams show at drkrm, 727 S. Spring St., on Wednesday night to see the photos of Los … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo – Academy Awards Edition [Updated +++]

Posted on February 27, 2012 by lmharnisch

I went into the archives at the Daily Mirror HQ for a special Academy Awards edition of mystery photos, figuring the Brain Trust would have fun guessing the venue, the year and possibly the mystery person on stage. [Update: I … Continue reading →

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Random Shot: N.Y. = L.A.

Posted on February 23, 2012 by lmharnisch

Look what I found last night outside the Last Book Store at 5th and Spring.

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Japanese Evacuation: Images of Executive Order 9066

Posted on February 19, 2012 by lmharnisch

Scott Harrison, my colleague on The Times photo desk, has posted a gallery of images from the evacuation of Japanese Americans in 1942. He plans to add to these photos, so check back for more.

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated ++]

Posted on February 19, 2012 by lmharnisch

And this movie would be?

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Random Shot: Goodbye Whitney Houston

Posted on February 18, 2012 by lmharnisch

The Los Angeles Theatre was lit up with a tribute to Whitney Houston when I went to dinner last night, so I took a picture. Twilight was beautiful in downtown Los Angeles, which was bathed in those minutes of “magic … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on February 13, 2012 by lmharnisch

And for Monday, we have another photo from the amazing collection of Steven Bibb!

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Movieland Mystery Photo – Help the Los Angeles Public Library!

Posted on February 10, 2012 by lmharnisch

Dear Brain Trust: Our friends at the Los Angeles Public Library photo collection are trying to identify this photo. I know you can do it!

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on February 8, 2012 by lmharnisch

And this movie would be?  I know, too easy, right?

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on February 3, 2012 by lmharnisch

[Update: This is Glen Boles. Please congratulate Mike Hawks and Mary Mallory for identifying him!]

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Movieland Mystery Photo – Newsboy Cap Edition [Updated +]

Posted on February 1, 2012 by lmharnisch

Almost everybody wears a newsboy cap in this film. What could it be? [Please congratulate Dewey Webb, Mike Hawks, Don Danard, Mary Mallory and Rotter for identifying the movie — or our mystery fellow in the incredible sweater. ]

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on January 30, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s another photo from the collection of Steven Bibb! [Update: This is Emlyn Williams. Please congratulate former Mystery Photo star B.J. Merholz, Mike Hawks and Mary Mallory for identifying him! ]

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated +]

Posted on January 29, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s another photo from the incredible collection of Steven Bibb!

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated +]

Posted on January 26, 2012 by lmharnisch

Look what I found! And this movie would be? [Update: This is “On Our Merry Way,” a curious film in which Burgess Meredith plays a classified ad salesman who masquerades as a reporter. At first glance, I assumed this was … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on January 25, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s a mystery photo from the incredible collection of Steven Bibb! [Update: This is Sam Wanamaker in “My Girl Tisa.” The man on the left is unidentified in the caption information, but Don Danard and Mike Hawks identify him as … Continue reading →

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