Michelle Pfeiffer at the Miss California Beauty Pageant in 1978
This post was originally published on this siteDid you know that Michelle Pfeiffer was in beauty pageants once upon a time? She won the Miss […]
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Historical Photographs Captured Moments Before, During and After RFK’s Assassination in Los Angeles, 1968
This post was originally published on this siteOn June 5, 1968, Robert F. Kennedy was shot by Sirhan Sirhan at the Ambassador Hotel in Los […]
50 Candid Photographs of Metallica at Their Headquarters “MetalliMansion” From 1983 Through 1986
This post was originally published on this siteThe “MetalliMansion” is the legendary nickname for a rented house at 3132 Carlson Boulevard in El Cerrito, California, […]
Photographs of Norma Jeane (Later Known as Marilyn Monroe) Playing at the Beach With Her Dog Ruffles, 1947
This post was originally published on this siteIn 1947, photographer Joseph Jasgur captured a series of iconic photographs of Marilyn Monroe (then still establishing her […]
Sculptor Howard Ball Towing His Life-Size Mammoth to the La Brea Tar Pits Using Only His Volkswagen, 1967
This post was originally published on this siteThe sight of the mammoth standing at the edge of the La Brea tar pits on Wilshire Blvd […]
Candid Photographs Capture Daily Life of Teenage Demi Moore in Los Angeles, California, 1977
This post was originally published on this siteDemi Moore was born Demetria Gene Guynes on November 11, 1962, in Roswell, New Mexico. Her biological father, […]
A Very Young Marilyn Monroe, aka Norma Jeane, Photographed at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, 1946
This post was originally published on this siteDuring a holiday weekend, following the Labor Day holiday, André De Dienes and Marilyn Monroe set out to […]
35 Kodachrome Slides Capture San Francisco Street Scenes in the Early 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteThe early 1960s were a time of quiet transformation in San Francisco — a city poised between postwar […]
Smilin’ Jack, an Enormous Jack-o’-Lantern Painted on the Side of an 80,000-Barrel Storage Tank Each Year Since 1952
This post was originally published on this site“Smilin’ Jack” is the giant jack-o’lantern face painted onto a hortensphere (a squat, ellipsoidal storage tank) at the […]
A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Employee Opening What Was Thought to Be the Heaviest Hinged Door in the World, 1979
This post was originally published on this siteIn this photo taken in 1979, a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employee is opening a 97,000-pound (44 ton) […]
Amazing Vintage Photographs From a 1960 Costume Contest and Halloween Party Somewhere in Los Angeles
This post was originally published on this siteThese rare photos from a 1960 Halloween party and costume contest in Los Angeles, captured by LIFE photographer […]
Views of the Safety Net Used to Protect Workers During Construction of the Golden Gate Bridge in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Golden Gate Bridge was constructed over a little over four years, from January 5, 1933, to May […]
Members of the Los Angeles Camera Club Relax Next to Their Bicycles on a Dirt Road, ca. 1900
This post was originally published on this site In 1900, the inaugural issue of the West Coast’s first photography magazine Camera Craft, based in San […]
Eric Clapton, David Crosby and Joni Mitchell Hanging Out at Mama Cass’s House in Laurel Canyon in the Summer of 1968
This post was originally published on this siteLaurel Canyon is a mountainous neighborhood in the Hollywood Hills region of the Santa Monica Mountains, within the […]
San Francisco in the Early 1980s Through Fascinating Photos
This post was originally published on this siteIn the early 1980s, San Francisco was a city at the crossroads of change. The skyline was evolving […]
Incredible Photos From California’s First Post-War Cycle Train, From Los Angeles to San Diego, 1946
This post was originally published on this siteOrganized by the Bicycle Dealers Association of Southern California with the goal of boosting enthusiasm for hobby cycling, […]
Dorothea Lange – AIR, Kern County, California, 1938
This post was originally published on this sitePhotographs of an air pump in Kern County, California, with a hand-lettered sign: “This is your country, don’t […]
Famous Photo of the Fire at the Cliff House on September 7, 1907
This post was originally published on this siteThe Cliff House is a historic restaurant in San Francisco, perched on the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean. […]
Early Friendsgiving at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, 1973
This post was originally published on this siteThe term ‘Friendsgiving’ might be relatively new but the alternative Thanksgiving with friends certainly isn’t, as this particularly […]
The Zep Diner, a Popular Eating Place at Hollywood Modeled on the Lines of a Zeppelin, in the 1930s
This post was originally published on this siteThe Zep Diner was a distinctive, Zeppelin-shaped diner that opened in Los Angeles in the early 1930s. It […]
30 Incredible Photos of Auto Accidents in Fresno in the 1960s
This post was originally published on this siteIn the 1960s, Fresno, like many cities in the United States, experienced a range of auto accidents influenced […]
Clara Bow in the Front of the Line of Wampas Baby Stars of 1924 in Hollywood, California
This post was originally published on this siteBefore a camera she could exude personality. Newsreel footage shows Clara among the Baby Stars, her unruly hair […]
The Story of the Girls Who Buzzed the Beatles by Helicopter in Los Angeles, 1965
This post was originally published on this siteOn August, 25, 1965, four Beatle fans Paula Glasser, Kay Zar, Mikki Tummino and Sue Candiotti took turns […]
Two Brothers Posing for a Photo in Sequoia National Park Moments Before Being Struck by Lightning, 1975
This post was originally published on this siteThis is the picture of two brothers named Michael and Sean McQuilken. The photo was taken by their […]
Zsa Zsa Gabor Poses for a Mug Shot After Being Arrested for Slapping a Beverly Hills Police Officer on June 14, 1989
This post was originally published on this siteOn June 14, 1989, Zsa Zsa Gabor was driving her $215,000 Rolls-Royce. Beverly Hills Police motorcycle Officer Paul […]