Black Golden Tan

16. Jan, 2013 0 Comments

tanning oil and… oil, line the coast at Huntington Beach, 1930sÂ

sh!t creeps me out, and yet it’s oddlyÂ beautiful

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+ this bonus oil derrick foto!

The towering oil wells of Long Beach Harbor region are reflected in high tide waters pushing over a nine-block area today. Among the 12 families that were evacuated from the stricken neighborhood were two expectant mothers. Lifeguards turned them over to the Red Cross for care. Another 30 families floated their belongings out of inundated section.Â photograph dated – July 19, 1951

[pics via the incredible LAPL archives]

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1930s, 1951, California, Herman Schultheis, Huntington Beach, July 19, Long Beach Harbor, oil derrick, oil wells

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Gunning Down The Barrel of A Look

19. Apr, 2012 0 Comments

former Los Angeles Police Chief James E Davis holding and pointing his pistol, April 19, 1930 [via the incredible LAPL]

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1930, April 19, California, gun, James E Davis, Los Angeles, police

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Balk To The Future

05. Apr, 2012 0 Comments

walls come tumbling down–Its tower is the last identifying mark as once-plush Wrigley Field [in Los Angeles] succumbs to the wreckers. Playing in what used to be centerfield, where Jigger Statz once roamed, are Stanley Evans (left) and Kenneth Thompson. The home of the old Angels was built in 1923. phot by Cal Montney, Cal, March 21, 1969