Category Archives: Photography

An Independent Woman

Posted on March 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

March 5, 1907Los Angeles What shall we do with Emma? She’s gone off to New Mexico and married a Chinaman. Her horrified mother hopes to get the marriage annulled, but Emma is an independent-minded young lady. Emma’s mother, Mary Culver … Continue reading →

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Architectural Ramblings

Posted on February 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 10, 1907Los Angeles The Times features a hillside home “near the ostrich farm” in Pasadena. Presumably that was the Cawston farm in South Pasadena. (What, South Pasadena, again?) Unfortunately, many of the homes photographed for The Times in 1907 … Continue reading →

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Centennial Ramblings

Posted on February 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

Feb. 5, 2007Sierra Madre Because it’s celebrating its centennial this month, I paid a visit to Sierra Madre and while savoring a cinnamon dolce latte at the local Starbucks, watched the sun set on a historic Union 76 ball. A … Continue reading →

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A Cold Dose of Reality

Posted on January 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Jan. 8, 1907Los AngelesPerhaps Mayor Arthur C. Harper and the incoming slate of officials are focused on how they will divide the spoils of the city and assign patronage jobs, although the mayor says the “last seat at the pie … Continue reading →

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Architectural Ramblings

Posted on December 28, 2006 by lmharnisch

Dec. 28, 2006Los AngelesAs promised, here are some photos of a few neighborhoods I visited recently. Views of South Pasadena First, a few shots of South Pasadena taken along Mission and El Centro to contrast with the views from 1907, … Continue reading →

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It Wasn’t His Fault

Posted on December 19, 2006 by lmharnisch

Dec. 19, 1907Los AngelesWhat you have to understand first about George White is that he isn’t to blame. Oh he’ll take his prison sentence for robbing the Hot Rivet Saloon, 1006 N. Main St., but it’s not his fault; he … Continue reading →

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Whats in That Embalming Fluid?

Posted on December 18, 2006 by lmharnisch

Dec. 18, 1907Los AngelesLos Angeles County Coroner Roy S. Lanterman was arrested on charges of being drunk and disorderly at the Navajo, a bordello run by Ida Hastings, 309 Ord St. Hastings called police, who arrested Lanterman.A Mills Seminary graduate … Continue reading →

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Nathan and I

Posted on November 30, 2006 by lmharnisch

Nov. 30, 2006Los AngelesI don’t think anyone who knows both of us will ever confuse me with Nathan Marask; certainly not when it comes to architectural photography. In fact, I don’t really do architectural photography. I take snapshots of buildings—and … Continue reading →

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A Man Ray Jigsaw Puzzle

Posted on October 16, 2006 by lmharnisch

The Detroit News has published an article on book dealer John K. King, who is offering “Man Ray: Photographs 1920-1934 Paris” inscribed by Man Ray to Dr. George Hodel. The book sold Sept. 14, 2006, for $4,600 in an auction … Continue reading →

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Mullen in Bad Plight

Posted on May 18, 2006 by lmharnisch

May 18, 1907Los AngelesWilliam Mullen, a black strikebreaker for the Pioneer Truck Company, was delivering a shipment of lumber when he realized that he had lost some of his load and retraced his route to look for it.At the Southern … Continue reading →

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Paul Schrader’s 1971 Notes on Film Noir

Posted on May 11, 2006 by lmharnisch

Paul Schrader’s 1971 essay “Notes on Film Noir” in all its sappy, naive glory, with typos by me. In 1946, French critics, seeing the American films they had missed during the war, noticed the new mood of cynicism, pessimism and … Continue reading →

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