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Retired guy loving photography - in previous life ran the From the Archives photography blog for the Los Angeles Times.

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From the Archives: Jet appears to cross Sepulveda Blvd Los Angeles Times staff photographer Rick Meyer used a Nikon 500 mm mirror lens for this image.

From the Archives: Jet appears to cross Sepulveda Blvd
(1976) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Rick Meyer.

14.03.2026 14:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the Archives: Greek freighter Dominator runs aground off Palos Verdes For two days following the grounding of the Greek freighter Dominator, the U.S.

From the Archives: Greek freighter Dominator runs aground off Palos Verdes (1961) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Ray Graham.

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From the Archives: The 1928 St. Francis Dam collapse About 500 people are killed following the March 12, 1928, collapse of the St. Francis Dam located forty miles north of downtown Los Angeles.

From the Archives: The 1928 St. Francis Dam collapse
www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Harry C. Anderson.

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March 9, 2026: Descanso Gardens in La Canada Flintridge, California. Tulip with spider.

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From the Archives: Manuel Ortiz regains bantamweight title Manuel Ortiz regained the bantamweight boxing crown by dethroning champion Howard Dade in March 1947.

From the Archives: Manuel Ortiz regains bantamweight title
(1947) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Phil Bath.

11.03.2026 13:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the Archives: The 1933 Long Beach earthquake The March 10, 1933, Long Beach earthquake killed 115 people and caused major damage throughout the Los Angeles Basin.

From the Archives: The 1933 Long Beach earthquake
www.latimes.com/visuals/phot...

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From the Archives: Automated 'woodpecker' sledgehammer breaks up railroad trestles In 1964, old elevated railroad trestles in downtown Los Angeles needed to be removed.

From the Archives: Automated β€˜woodpecker’ sledgehammer breaks up railroad trestles
(1964) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Art Rogers.

08.03.2026 14:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the Archives: 50 'longhairs' protest clipping order Palisades High School students protest after approximately 50 boys were expelled for having longhair.

From the Archives: 50 β€˜longhairs’ protest clipping order
(1966) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by R.L Oliver.

07.03.2026 14:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the Archives: Aircraft boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base Since 1946, part of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson has served as an aircraft storage and preservation center for the U.S. military.

From the Archives: Aircraft boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
(1960) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Larry Sharkey.

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From the Archives: Runaway truck lands on fast-food counter A driver lost control, crossed two streets, smashed into cars and then backed onto the restaurant counter.

From the Archives: Runaway truck lands on fast-food counter
(1997) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Rick Meyer.

06.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the Archives: Mikhail Baryshnikov dances to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s β€˜Requiem’ Sir Kenneth MacMillan makes a ballet out of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Grammy-winning "Requiem."

From the Archives: Mikhail Baryshnikov dances to Andrew Lloyd Webber’s β€˜Requiem’
(1986) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Gary Friedman.

05.03.2026 14:29 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the Archives: Savings bonds for β€˜Dennis the Menace’ star Jay North "Dennis the Menace" actor Jay North's contract required that 15% of his salary be placed in saving bonds. In 1972 he collected the bonds.

From the Archives: Savings bonds for β€˜Dennis the Menace’ star Jay North
(1972) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Steve Fontanini.

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From the archives: Oscars get ready for showtime In 1970, it was all about the western.

From the archives: Oscars get ready for showtime
(1970) www.latimes.com/visuals/fram... Photo by Larry Sharkey.

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From the Archives: 1938 storms change Los Angeles River Following major 1938 storms, Los Angeles River is turned into flood control channel.

From the Archives: 1938 storms change Los Angeles River www.latimes.com/visuals/phot...

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From the Archives: Dodgers’ spring training in Florida The Dodgers trained in "Dodgertown" in Vero Beach, Fla., from 1949 to 2008, when they moved spring training toΒ Arizona.

From the Archives: Dodgers’ spring training in Florida
www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Joe Kennedy.

01.03.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the Archives: Los Angeles Angels spring training Here's a look back at previous Los Angeles Angels spring training camps.

From the Archives: Los Angeles Angels spring training
www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Ben Olender.

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From the Archives: 1939 drive to Nevada's Mt. Charleston For his β€œScout Party” travelogue column, Los Angeles Times Outdoor Editor Lynn J.

From the Archives: 1939 drive to Nevada’s Mt. Charleston
www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Lynn J. Rogers.

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From the Archives: Polio immunization In 1957, the city of Los Angeles Health Department opened a drive to immunize 300,000 children against polio.

From the Archives: Polio immunization
(1957) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Garry Watson.

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From the Archives: 'Dragnet' based on the LAPD The LAPD worked closely with the television series, which some called a public relations machine for the department.

From the Archives: β€˜Dragnet’ based on the LAPD
(1967) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Harry Chase.

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From the Archives: Surfing with remote camera Benson, then 25, had the perfect job for her love of surfing: She worked as a United Airlines stewardess on flights between California and Hawaii.

From the Archives: Surfing with remote camera
(1970) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Joe Kennedy.

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From the Archives: Bulldozing a Southern mansion A movie set of a Southern mansion is bulldozed at the former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer lot 2 in Culver City.

From the Archives: Bulldozing a Southern mansion
(1978) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by George Fry.

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From the Archives: Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades Archive images of Pacific Coast Highway through Pacific Palisades.

From the Archives: Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades (1960)
www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Bob Lindbeck.

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From the Archives: The end of the Lady Alexandra In February 1980, a series of storms pounded Southern California.

From the Archives: The end of the Lady Alexandra
(1980) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Boris Yaro.

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From the Archives: LAPD battering ram The house was suspected of being a center for drug dealing.

From the Archives: LAPD battering ram
(1986) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Jack Gaunt.

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From the Archives: Circle of evidence Lucille Miller said that the car tire blew out, causing an accident and fire that killed her husband, dentist Gordon "Cork" Miller.

From the Archives: Circle of evidence
(1965) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by John Malmin.

18.02.2026 14:39 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the Archives: Marni Nixon β€” ghost singer to the stars This smoke-filled portrait by staff photographer Frank Q.

From the Archives: Marni Nixon β€” ghost singer to the stars
(1962) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Frank Q. Brown.

14.02.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dec. 31, 2022: I put out birdseed, and within five minutes, about a dozen customers arrived. This Spotted Towhee and House Finch didn't want to share the teacup.

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From the Archives: 1962 Studebaker Lark dropped off roof For a 1966 Mobil television commercial, a 1962 Studebaker Lark sedan was dropped from the roof of an office building at Broadway and Olympic Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles.

From the Archives: 1962 Studebaker Lark dropped off roof
(1966) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Joe Kennedy.

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From the Archives: Stuntwoman Kitty O'Neil takes a plunge off the Valley Hilton During filming for an episode of the television show β€œWonder Woman,” stuntwoman Kitty O’Neil took a record plunge at the Valley Hilton in Sherman Oaks.

From the Archives: Stuntwoman Kitty O’Neil takes a plunge off the Valley Hilton
(1979) www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by R. L. Oliver.

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From the Archives: The Red Hot Chili Peppers in 1984 www.latimes.com/visuals/phot... Photo by Gary Friedman.

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