“Men and women of the armed forces stationed in and around Los Angeles joined with the home folks in the annual assault on the bird of the day—the turkey. Here, men and women representing all branches of the service hold back just long enough for a picture. Then, look out, turkey!”
-Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, November 25, 1943
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A hungry boy gamely tucking into a giant turkey leg during a Thanksgiving Day feast at a Los Angeles day nursery.
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The Statler Hotel kitchen staff cheerfully preparing Thanksgiving Dinner under the watchful eye of Head Chef Francis “Jumbo” Mendicina, 1955.
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The women of the Ebell and Friday Morning Clubs take aim during practice for the LAPD turkey shoot, 1934.
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Billboards for banks, whiskey, and Chinese herbs: looking north on Spring Street, between 8th and 9th Streets, 1939.
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Passengers board the last Red Car trolley to run from 6th and Main in downtown Los Angeles to Pasadena, 1950.
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Picture postcard of Avalon, Catalina Island.
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The Sunbeam Theater on N. Figueroa Street (originally called Pasadena Avenue) in Highland Park, late 1910’s/early 1920’s. The building, though unrecognizable, still stands.
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L.A. is ceaselessly changing, but one thing has remained constant throughout the years: Angelenos and rain do not mix well. Waiting on a street car, 1952.
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