Category Archives: Photography

Through the Lens – Finch Trial

Posted on February 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Photograph by John Malmin / Los Angeles Times March 5, 1960: Court Clerk Mel La Valley shows items from the so-called murder kit in the Finch trial. I wonder if John Malmin put a light in the briefcase to get … Continue reading →

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Through the Lens – Aviation Meet

Posted on February 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo Dec. 25, 1910: These photos were actually taken at the second Aviation Meet, held at the end of 1910. The aircraft in the foreground is the Bleriot monoplane of James Radley. The aircraft in the … Continue reading →

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Mystery Photo

Posted on February 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo Update: This is Blossom Seeley and Benny Fields in a photo stamped July 8, 1923. Their lives were made into the 1952 film “Somebody Loves Me” with Betty Hutton and Ralph Meeker. Aug. … Continue reading →

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Finch Admits Trying to Hire ‘Gigolo’ for Wife

Posted on February 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Photograph by John Malmin / Los Angeles Times Carole Tregoff "strikes a reflective pose" during a recess in the Finch trial.  Our favorite Pasadena gun store is having a sale. There’s a large selection of rifles for $1.99 each. They’re … Continue reading →

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Wife’s Shooting Was an Accident, Finch Says

Posted on February 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Photograph by John Malmin / Los Angeles Times July 30, 1959: People line up to get into a hearing in the Finch case.  Photograph by John Malmin / Los Angeles Times July 30, 1959:   West Covina Police Capt. William Ryan, … Continue reading →

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Through the Lens – Aviation Meet

Posted on February 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Photograph by Martin “M.E.” Rafert / Los Angeles Times Photograph by M.E. Rafert / Los Angeles Times  January 1910: Yes, even 100 years ago, caption information from news photographers had whimsical capitalization and spelling. “Areoplanes? Curtis? Some things do not … Continue reading →

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Through the Lens – Aviation Meet

Posted on February 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo Charles Dillon evidently mailed this photo of Glenn Curtiss’ plane to The Times in 1938. A century after the Aviation Meet, the photo is finally published on the Internet.

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Found on EBay – 1880s House

Posted on February 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

This photo, probably taken in the 1880s, showing a couple in front of a house, has been listed on EBay. The photo is credited to the studio of Haneman and Clark, but I can’t locate any information about it in … Continue reading →

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Through the Lens – Aviation Meet

Posted on February 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Roy Knabenshue’s dirigible at the Aviation Meet. January 1910: The Aviation Meet is viewed primary for its accomplishments with airplanes, and the balloonists tend to be overlooked. This photo (possibly by Sawyer and Dwyer, the handwriting on the back is … Continue reading →

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Through the Lens – Aviation Meet

Posted on February 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo January 1910: I found this photo of Louis Paulhan’s plane in The Times’ archives. The aircraft looks incredibly fragile, even more in the photo than in the drawings or pictures published in The Times. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Through the Lens – Aviation Meet

Posted on January 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo January 1910: Here’s a photo taken inside one of the tents that was erected at Dominguez Field to serve as a temporary hangar. According to the handwritten information on the back, the man at the … Continue reading →

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on January 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

     Los Angeles Times file photo Update: This is Eleanore Whitney! Information on the back of the photo, published May 16, 1937,  says: “Fanchon, Hollywood’s only woman producer, says that Eleanore Whitney has the loveliest ‘pout’ on the screen. … Continue reading →

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Through the Lens: Aviation Meet

Posted on January 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo January 1910: A crowd of people watches an airplane (marked by the black arrow) from the roof of the Virginia Hotel in Long Beach.

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Through the Lens – Aviation Meet

Posted on January 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Photograph by M.E. Rafert / Los Angeles Times The crowded grandstands at the Aviation Meet, January 1910.I can’t quite make out the wireless antenna that was supposed to be strung along the back of the stands. This is why I … Continue reading →

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The ‘Onion Field’ Remembered [Update]

Posted on January 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Don Cormier / Los Angeles Times March 11, 1963: Jimmy Lee Smith returns to the crime scene to reenact the “Onion Field” killing with Sgt. G.H. Bates, left, as Officer Ian Campbell; Sgt. Danny Galindo, center, as Officer … Continue reading →

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Through the Lens – Aviation Meet

Posted on January 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Here is another original photo of the 1910 Aviation Meet that I found in The Times’ archives. The contrast of horses and airplanes at the meet always amazes me. It’s hard to read the writing on the back of this … Continue reading →

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Through the Lens – the Finch Case

Posted on January 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Photograph by Edward Gamer / Los Angeles Times May 21, 1960: Regular correspondent Howard Decker asked if the Daily Mirror could publish some photos from the Finch case. This is defendant Carole Tregoff, who went through many outfits and changes … Continue reading →

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Aviation Meet – Through the Lens

Posted on January 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Here’s a photo that shows the grandstands under construction for the 1910 Aviation Meet. The stands were built quickly, according to The Times, and were considered an achievement for the day. Here’s a detail of … Continue reading →

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October 9, 1994: Julius Shulman Q & A

Posted on July 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times Interview Julius Shulman Capturing the Essence of California Architecture October 9, 1994 By Steve Proffitt, Steve Proffitt is a producer for Fox News and a contributor to National Public Radio’s “All Things Considered” and “Morning Edition.” He … Continue reading →

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Confidential–Tells the Facts and Names the Names

Posted on September 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

Scenes from the Confidential trial: Sept. 4, 1957, Dorothy Dandridge testifies Photograph by Dan McCormack, Los Angeles Times

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