Category Archives: Photography

Queen of the Dead by Eve Golden

Posted on June 14, 2011 by lmharnisch

You’ll recognize Eve Golden as one of the Daily Mirror regulars. Now that I’m no longer at latimes.com I’m free to use outside writers and Eve is my first addition. She describes herself as: a biographer, show-business historian, photo archivist … Continue reading →

Posted in Books and Authors, Film, Hollywood, Music, Obituaries, Photography, Queen of the Dead, Religion, Stage | 9 Comments

Found on EBay – 345 S. Broadway

Posted on June 13, 2011 by lmharnisch

This postcard showing the interior of the H.J. Whitley & Co. jewelry store, 345 S. Broadway, has been listed on EBay. The store opened on Dec. 9, 1903, (yes, just in time for Christmas)  and was a branch of the … Continue reading →

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Random Shot – Times’ Linotyping Room

Posted on June 12, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Larry Harnisch /ladailymirror.com The third-floor newsroom at The Times is being remodeled, and workers have exposed the wooden blocks underneath the ratty green carpet (c. 1982) that’s older than some of paper’s reporters.  The third floor used to … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Interior Design, Photography | 1 Comment

Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on June 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo ou may recognize this photo because I ran it a few years ago. But it’s one of my favorites. This fellow was branded with a very certain stereotype that he played in countless films, so … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on June 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo You may recognize this photo because I ran it a few years ago. But it’s one of my favorites. This fellow was branded with a very certain stereotype that he played in countless films, so … Continue reading →

Posted in art and artists, Comics, Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Photography | 59 Comments

Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on June 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo [Update: Elisabeth Bergner: The German star, seen previously here as “Catherine the Great,” displays her versatile genius in “Escape Me Never,” at the Four Star, her art being hailed as more exquisite on the screen, … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Photography | 52 Comments

Random Shot – Downtown

Posted on June 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times Don’t go looking for this. It’s gone. I found it the other day while walking from The Times to the library, but when I went back Tuesday to show it to someone, … Continue reading →

Posted in art and artists, Downtown, Photography | 1 Comment

Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on June 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: Well our torrid mystery gal stumped everybody! I wish I had more photos of her, but there aren’t any. This is Ann Ainslee in “White Cargo,”  a rather notorious Los … Continue reading →

Posted in Mystery Photo, Photography | 13 Comments

Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on June 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update:  Dorothy Ford, one of Earl Carroll's most beautiful girls, swims and rides horseback for relaxation between nightly appearances at the Hollywood Carroll theater, in a photo published Oct. 11, 1941.] … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Photography | 42 Comments

Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is Lisa Eilbacher in a photo published Nov. 24, 1977. Please congratulate JM Green, Cold in Phoenix, Barbara, Mary Mallory and Candy C for identifying her. ]  Here’s our … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Photography | 17 Comments

Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update 2: Yes, I got tricky. There were two Jack Lamberts in the Jack Lambert envelope! [BAD MAN … 1800 style … is popular character actor Jack Lambert, here seen as … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Photography | 37 Comments

Found on EBay – Ocean Park Bathhouse

Posted on May 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

   The bathhouse at Ocean Park, as shown in the Los Angeles Herald. This card, postmarked 1907, showing the bathhouse at Ocean  Park has been listed on EBay. The bathhouse was dedicated on the Fourth of July, 1905. The bathhouse, … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 23, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update 2: This is Ivan Jandl in "The Search." Jandl received a special Academy Award and a miniature statuette for outstanding juvenile performance, The Times said. According to IMDB, Jandl died … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Photography | 25 Comments

Found on EBay – Florentine Gardens

Posted on May 22, 2011 by lmharnisch

This postcard from the Florentine Gardens in Hollywood – rather graphic for the 1940s – has been listed on EBay. These postcards turn up somewhat often, but I have never seen one that was actually mailed. I wonder why! Bidding … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update 2: This is Brenda Benet and it was particularly sad to be scanning photos of her on Mother’s Day, considering her story. At right, the March 4,  1981, account of … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Photography | 55 Comments

Movieland Mystery Photo – Special Edition [Updated]

Posted on May 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

    There’s a saying at the Daily Mirror HQ: “Any day I can do research is a good day.” And Tuesday was certainly an excellent day. I spent the morning with Caroline Comport discussing her research project on her … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Photography | 15 Comments

Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 17, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: STRANGE CASE — Dan Barton plays the central figure in a homicide with an unusual twist in "A Matter of Degree," Goodson-Todman's production in the new "The Web" telefilm series … Continue reading →

Posted in broadcasting, Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Photography, Television | 10 Comments

Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on May 16, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update 2: This is Bramwell Fletcher (d. 1988), whom most people recognize from “The Mummy.”  This publicity photo is stamped Oct. 7, 1930.] [Update: Please congratulate Anne Papineau, Pamela Porter, Lee … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Photography | 30 Comments

Found on EBay – 1912 Rose Parade

Posted on May 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

      This magic lantern slide of a woman riding an elephant in the 1912 Rose Parade has been listed on EBay. Nothing says turn-of-the-century Southern California like palm trees in the frontyard of a home. Notice the streetcar … Continue reading →

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Architectural Rambling

Posted on May 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

        I found this postcard of Dr. Alfred G. Schloesser’s Castle Sans Souci in Hollywood (the Times used the addresses 1831 and 1901 Argyle Ave.) and dug into the clips for a little more information.  The castle … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Found on EBay, health, Hollywood, Photography | 1 Comment