Category Archives: Photography

      Los Angeles Time file photo   [Update: This is what my friends in Orange County used to call “the condo made of stone-a” (look it up, young people) next to the Santa Ana Freeway in City of … Continue reading →

      Los Angeles Times file photo       6th Street and Rampart Boulevard via Google maps’ street view. [Update: This is the filming of “Car Wash” at 6th Street and Rampart Boulevard in a photo by Marilyn … Continue reading →

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is the filming of "Mohammad: Messenger of God." The photo is stamped Dec. 17, 1979, but it's unclear if it was ever published. ] Today, we have four mystery … Continue reading →

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is filming “Jaws: The Revenge” on Martha’s Vineyard in a photo published Feb. 8, 1987. Please congratulate Herb Nichols for identifying it! Donna Rosenthal’s story is on the jump.] … Continue reading →

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is the filming of “Old Gringo.” Please congratulate Mary Mallory for identifying it.] Here’s today’s mystery photo! ALSO A Telling Tale of Mexican Revolution Sparks Row Over Who's Doing … Continue reading →

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: As nearly everyone realized, this is the filming of “A Small Circle of Friends” in 1979.] We have moved from the era of the 4×5 camera to 35 millimeter, which … Continue reading →

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: As everyone realized, this is “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” in an image published Sept. 3, 1939, with Edwin Schallert’s story about the current trend in Hollywood of "just what … Continue reading →

      Los Angeles Times file photo       [Update: Here’s a fun discovery. The Times published this photo to accompany a 1970 feature on cameraman Virgil Miller. According to the caption information, this is the crew filming … Continue reading →

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is a production shot from “Tennessee Johnson,” published Jan. 2, 1943. The fellow  on the ladder with the gloves is director William Dieterle.] In this mystery scene, we have … Continue reading →

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is Joan Crawford in “The Ice Follies of 1939.” ]Hm. What’s going on here?

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: These are  photos published in 1965, showing Hal Needham, Stephanie Epper and Patty Elder.] Here’s a mystery sequence of photos showing a stunt that went wrong.

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is “The Bugle Sounds.”] Aha! Mystery tanks!

      Los Angeles Times file photo   [Update: This is the production of the 1949 film “Sand.” ] Here’s another scenic shot….