Category Archives: Photography

From the Archives

Posted on August 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Boris Yaro / Los Angeles Times My friends on the photo desk have started a terrific blog featuring images from the archives. Here’s Boris Yaro’s famous photograph of the 1968 shooting of Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on August 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Los Angeles Times file photo For Sunday, our mystery guest has some mystery companions. Here’s our weekend mystery guest. I like to keep things more informal on the weekends so I’ll post all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Photography | 6 Comments

Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on August 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Los Angeles Times file photo    Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and reveal the answer on Friday … or on Saturday if I have a hard time picking only five … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Photography | 33 Comments

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Aug. 3, 1940

Posted on August 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 3, 1940: Jimmie Fidler’s staff says: Have you seen Jeanette MacDonald's new custom-built jalopy, upholstered in the MacDonald plaid and rigged with a horn that tootles "The Campbells Are Coming?"

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on August 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo Los Angeles Times file photo March 18, 1929: Robert Ober to direct at MGM. Update: Our weekend mystery guest is Robert Ober (d. 1950). Saturday’s picture shows him in “A Reno Divorce” with May McAvoy … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Obituaries, Photography | 6 Comments

Found on EBay – Mason Opera House

Posted on July 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

A nice postcard of the Mason Opera House (now the site of a huge, vacant pit on Broadway between 1st and 2nd streets) has been listed on EBay. The Mason Opera House/Operahouse was one of the leading theaters in Los … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Downtown, Photography | 1 Comment

Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on July 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo  Update:  "Marjorie Bennett playing the movie struck maid in 'M'Lord, the Duke' at the Hollywood Playhouse," according to caption information on  a photo marked  March 4, 1934. Please welcome Carmen as this week’s guest … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Photography | 48 Comments

Nixon for President!

Posted on July 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo July 28, 1960: Republican presidential nominee Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat, wave to delegates.   Times editorial cartoonist Bruce Russell shows that Richard Nixon has experienced hair. I mean, is this a joke … Continue reading →

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Republicans Expand Policy on Civil Rights

Posted on July 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

July 27,1960: Eisenhower motorcade / Los Angeles Times file photo President Eisenhower covers his head under a storm of confetti as he arrives in Chicago to address the Republican National Convention. July 27, 1960: Vice President Richard Nixon wins some … Continue reading →

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Nixon Demands Firm Civil Rights Plank

Posted on July 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo   Los Angeles Times file photo July 26, 1960: Vice President Richard Nixon helps his wife, Pat, from a car as they are surrounded by a crowd at the Sheraton-Blackstone Hotel in Chicago. The relatively … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on July 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo   Los Angeles Times file photo Here’s another picture of our mystery fellow! Update: Saturday’s picture is Mark Damon and "Diane" Cannon in a publicity photo for "This Rebel Breed," published March 20, 1960. … Continue reading →

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Republicans Fight Over Party Platform

Posted on July 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo July 25, 1960: Vice President Nixon greets well-wishers in Chicago.   Cartoonist Bruce Russell is sure the GOP has the election in the bag. July 25, 1960: "The issues that shaped the Republican Convention were … Continue reading →

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Nixon, Rockefeller OK Platform in Secret Talk – Goldwater Furious!

Posted on July 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo July 24, 1960: Young Republican members Lloyd LeMere of Oak Park, Ill., and Chris Economos of Berwyn set up a sign painting shop at the convention center in Chicago. July 24, 1960: Vice President Richard … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on July 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo  Update: This is Helen Parrish in an undated photo. Feb. 23, 1959: Helen Parrish dies of cancer at 35.  Regular Daily Mirror reader Carmen was supposed to be our guest host this week, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Photography | 33 Comments

The Arroyo Seco Parkway Revisited

Posted on July 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times  I did a series of posts two years ago for the 70th anniversary of the Arroyo Seco Parkway. You can find them here.

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on July 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Los Angeles Times file photo Los Angeles Times file photo Today, our mystery guest has a (completely not) mysterious companion. Update: This is Philip Ober. The top photo  is from 1957 and the bottom photo (with Hans Conreid) is … Continue reading →

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A Final Note on the Democratic National Convention

Posted on July 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Pacific Telephone has pulled its equipment out of the candidates’ headquarters at the Biltmore and the cleanup crew is getting all the banners and placards off the floor of the Sports Arena. The applause … Continue reading →

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The Man for the ’60s

Posted on July 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Wayne F. Kelly / Los Angeles Times July 15, 1960: Presidential nominee John F. Kennedy arrives at the Coliseum.  If you didn’t live through this era, if all you know about JFK is the womanizing and the Rat … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on July 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo  Update: This is Marguerite Chapman in photo marked Nov. 26, 1941. Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and reveal the answer on Friday … or on … Continue reading →

Posted in 1960 Democratic Convention, Film, Hollywood, Mystery Photo, Photography | 50 Comments

The Kennedys’ Moment of Glory

Posted on July 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Sharkey / Los Angeles Times July 15, 1960: Preceded by photographers, John F. Kennedy leads his entourage into the Coliseum. I believe the fellow in the lower left is Stanley Tretick, who frequently photographed Kennedy.  Los … Continue reading →

Posted in 1960 Democratic Convention, JFK, Photography | 7 Comments