Category Archives: Photography

Found on EBay – Nudes by Witzel

Posted on July 20, 2011 by lmharnisch

A set of five nude photos (this is the tamest one) by the Witzel studio has been listed on EBay. Witzel was one of the leading portrait studios in Los Angeles and did many early publicity photos for the theater … Continue reading →

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Time Traveling With the L.A. Daily Mirror [Updated]

Posted on July 20, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: Pier Angeli and friend with a reminder on Daylight Saving Time, 1958 I decided to import my old lmharnisch blog, devoted mainly to dissecting “The Black Dahlia Files” by Donald “Fake Document” Wolfe. Now there are posts going back … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – C.C. Pierce

Posted on July 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

Would you pay for $46.95 for a page cut from a magazine? Here’s a vendor who thinks someone will. We’re always looking for photographs by the studio of C.C. Pierce and spotted this item on EBay. But, hullo, what’s this? … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated ++++]

Posted on July 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

“Rope” opens in Los Angeles, Sept. 24, 1948. Credit: Los Angeles Times [Update: This is a 1949 photo of Joan Chandler (d. 1979), who appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rope.”] Here’s our mystery gal! There’s another photo on the jump!

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Random Shot: Downtown L.A.

Posted on July 14, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Larry Harnisch/LADailyMirror Someone has hung this little figure from an overhead wire at Hill and College streets on the way into downtown. Until I got a good look, I thought it was Boris Badenov – and maybe it … Continue reading →

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Broadway Revisited

Posted on July 13, 2011 by lmharnisch

I got this postcard on EBay because the details are sharp and it shows The Times Building before it was blown up in 1910. The picture was most likely taken from the beautiful old courthouse farther north on Broadway that … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated +]

Posted on July 12, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s our mystery tennis player! Thanks to Steven Bibb for sharing this photo. [Update: This is Lida Baarova. Please congratulate Jenny M, Don Danard and Rick for identifying her and her mystery companion Joseph Goebbels.] There’s a new photo on … Continue reading →

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From the Stacks: ‘Just One More!’

Posted on July 12, 2011 by lmharnisch

I picked up the 1961 edition of “Just One More!” by the Los Angeles Press Photographers Assn. and I’ve been enjoying it more than I expected. It’s a time capsule of press photography as it was 50 years ago, so … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on July 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s our mystery desperado! [Update: This is  John Anderson (d. 1992), who played used car dealer California Charlie in “Psycho,” in addition to many other roles in film and on stage.  Please congratulate Michael Ryerson, David Franklin, Dewey Webb, Herb … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated+]

Posted on July 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

[Update 2: Margaret Campbell and Gertrude Olmstead in “Monte Carlo,” 1926. ] [Update: Please congratulate Mike Hawks for identifying the mystery gal on the left right!] Here’s another mystery photo, courtesy of Steven Bibb. Thanks! June 29, 1939: Campbell’s son, … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Theda Bara in ‘Salome’

Posted on July 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

A publicity photo of Theda Bara from the lost film “Salome” has been listed on EBay. The vendor says this is an original studio handout, not a reprint. As with anything on EBay, an item and vendor should be evaluated … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Earl Carroll’s Nightclub

Posted on July 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

This photo of some young guys having a good time at Earl Carroll’s on Aug. 7, 1943, has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $19.95.

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IBM Turns 100

Posted on July 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

IBM is celebrating its centennial  and Technology Review has posted some photos from the company’s history. This piece is a Dey dial recorder, an early form of time-recording clock. The company has an elaborate website devoted to its centennial. You … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated +]

Posted on July 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo, courtesy of Steven Bibb! [Update: This mystery lady is Neva Gerber (d. 1974) who also performed as Jean Dolores. And she figures in the William Desmond Taylor case – although I can’t find anything about their … Continue reading →

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Architectural Rambling

Posted on July 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

The home at 1315 S. El Molino in Pasadena is one of my favorite local landmarks. When I moved to Los Angeles, I spent a long time looking for the house before I finally located it.  I drive by it … Continue reading →

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#history

Posted on June 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

A summary of history-related posts on the Web: Chicago Tribune The Trib has an item on the Children’s Museum remaining at Navy Pier rather than moving to Grant Park as the facility is transferred to private management. Here’s the Trib’s … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on June 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo courtesy of Steven Bibb. Thanks! [Update: Please congratulate Don Danard  for identifying Tex Fletcher (d. 1987) in “Six-Gun Rhythm.” ]

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on June 29, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photographs by Howard Decker Our pal Fibber (Howard Decker) sends along two pictures as mystery photos. Thanks! [Congratulations to Lorenzo for identifying Season Hubley!]

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From the Stacks: ‘The Big Picture’

Posted on June 29, 2011 by lmharnisch

I picked up “The Big Picture,” Melba Levick and Stanley Young’s 1988 book about Los Angeles murals, not realizing what a terribly sad book it would be. As Young notes: “Most artists are aware that, exposed as it is to … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on June 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

Here’s another mystery photo from Steven Bibb’s collection! [Update: Please congratulate Don Danard for identifying our mystery hero as Buddy Roosevelt. His mystery companion isn’t identified on the back of the picture, but Don says it is  Lafe McKee.]

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