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King speaks to a crowd of 4,500 on the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles on April 27, 1965

A King in the City of Angels

January 15, 2021

Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia, but as in so many cities and towns throughout the country, his impact on Los Angeles was strong and far-reaching. King visited L.A.

Photo Collection, Los Angeles History, Martin Luther King
Gina Hemphill

Going for the Gold: African Americans and the Games of the XXIII Olympiad

February 03, 2020

We have to wait until the summer of 2028 for Los Angeles to host the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad, but when we do, we will join Paris and London as only the third city to host the Summer Games three times, having previously done so in 1932 and famously, in 1984.

African American History Month, TESSA, Photo Collection, 1984 Olympics, Los Angeles History
Portrait of Agness "Aggie" May Underwood.

The First with the Latest! Aggie Underwood, the Los Angeles Herald, and the Sordid Crimes of a City

March 04, 2019

A picture may say 1,000 words, though there is possibly another story lurking just outside the frame.

Women's History Month
Bette Davis signs books for fans at a Hollywood book store,1988.

Bette Davis, a Life in One Archival Folder

December 05, 2018

The library’s Los Angeles Herald Examiner photo collection spans seven decades, from the mid-1920s to 1989 and is a treasure trove of all things Los Angeles.

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A City Engaged: Los Angeles in the Civil Rights Era

February 18, 2018

Los Angeles has always been a city of rich cultural diversity, often serving as a beacon of prosperity for migrants and immigrants around the globe.

African American History Month, Photo Collection, Heritage Months, Exhibits
The Sherman Institute class of 1919. Shades of L.A. Collection.

The Sherman Institute of Riverside, California: A History in Photos

November 01, 2017

When the Perris Indian School was established in 1892 by the United States government, it became the first non-reservation boarding school for Native American children in California.

Photo Collection, Native American Heritage Month, Heritage Months
The marquee of the Globe Theater advertises Spanish-language entertainment in the early 1970s.

How Spanish-Language Entertainment Revived the Broadway Theaters

September 18, 2017

Once upon a time, Broadway was the Great White Way of the West. A high concentration of theaters populating the stretch of Downtown between 3rd and Olympic rendered it an epicenter for film and live entertainment.

Latinx Heritage Month, Photo Collection, Central Library, Heritage Months
James Barlow, left, also known as Jeri Ryan, and August Coy, also known as Irene Paston, at the city hall police station. Photograph dated November 27, 1944.

LGBTQIA History From the Back of the Photo

June 12, 2017

Prior to the late 1970s, LGBTQIA coverage in the Los Angeles Herald Examiner (previously the Herald Express) was extremely limited. Any photos in our image archive from the newspaper focus exclusively on men being arrested for "masquerading" as women.

LGBTQIA, Photo Collection, Los Angeles History
Lucille Raport shown at her architectural firm in 1961 (detail)

Women's History Month Spotlight on Lucille Bryant Raport: North Hollywood Architect

March 06, 2017

For many, the predominant image of the post-War woman is the suburban mother and consummate homemaker as immortalized in television characters of the period such as Donna Stone (The Donna Reed Show), Harriet Nelson (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet), and June Cleaver (Leave it to Beaver).

Photo Collection, Women's History Month, Heritage Months
In 1966, Yvonne Brathwaite Burke became the first African American woman elected to the California Assembly, and in 1972, was the first woman elected to the House.

Against All Odds: State & Local African American Politicians in the 1960s

January 30, 2017

The 1960s were a transformative period for the country with Civil Rights at the forefront. African Americans gained traction in political positions both at the state and local level, and Los Angeles was no exception. Fortunately, Rolland Curtis was around to document many of these leaders.

African American History Month, Photo Collection, Heritage Months

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