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Nicholas Beyelia, Librarian, History and Genealogy Department
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Divine Prominence: Sarah Bernhardt in Los Angeles, 1891
On a pleasant summer evening in 1891, the Los Angeles Herald's theater critic attended a play that ran for exactly one night.
Looking at Art: Ste. Ostrich in Manhattan: The Visitations of a Martyr
Ste. Ostrich in Manhattan: The Visitations of a Martyr (1990) was written and illustrated by Lois Morrison, with Julie Chen serving as the paper engineer.
Loose Cannon: Reassessing Los Angeles Municipal Judge Noel Cannon, Part II
The Derringer Press Conference
Loose Cannon: Reassessing Los Angeles Municipal Judge Noel Cannon, Part I
On Wednesday, May 17, 1967, a petite woman sporting a pink babydoll dress and white patent leather Mary Jane shoes pulled a pearl-handled Derringer revolver and pointed it in the direction of Los Angeles reporters and photographers.
The Host of the Coast: 100 Years of the Los Angeles Biltmore
1923 proved to be a banner year for construction in Los Angeles.
Graphic: Part VII: “Gone West”
This is the final part of a seven-part blog series exploring the long-forgotten Los Angeles arts & culture magazine The Graphic.
Thank You, Gloria Molina
The name Gloria Molina has been in my consciousness ever since I can remember. As a fourth-generation Mexican American growing up in Los Angeles, it was impossible not to know that name but rather than being a distant figure as so many L.A.
Graphic: Part VI: The Art of The Graphic, 1917-1918
This is part six of a seven-part blog series exploring the long-forgotten Los Angeles arts & culture magazine, The Graphic.
Graphic: Part V: The Birth Of A "Society Journal"
This is part five of a seven-part blog series exploring the long-forgotten Los Angeles arts & culture magazine, The Graphic.
Graphic: Part IV: Albert Porter, Charles Lapworth and Elbridge Rand Years
This is part four of a seven-part blog series exploring the long-forgotten Los Angeles arts & culture magazine The Graphic.