Watch the recorded presentation with Alison Rose Jefferson: Black Migrations to Los Angeles and the Development of the Popular Music and Dance Scene in the Early Twentieth Century.
LACHS Webinar - LACHS 2020 Scholarship Presentations – Part 2
LACHS Webinar - A talk with Jared Nigro: The Day The Captain Almost Dropped in for a French Dip - The Story of Santa Fe Number 19's Famous 1947 Crash at Los Angeles Union Station
Tom LaBonge 1953-2021
LACHS Webinar - LACHS 2020 Scholarship Presentations – Part 1
LACHS Webinar - A talk with Alison Rose Jefferson: Black Leaders of Leisure and the California Dream during the Jim Crow Era
LACHS Webinar - A talk with Christina Rice: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
LACHS Webinar - A talk with Dr. Geraldine Knatz: A Century of Marine Science at the Port of Los Angeles
Forgotten History: Submarines in Los Angeles Harbor
by Geraldine Knatz, LACHS Board Member
After construction of the San Pedro breakwater was completed in 1912, Los Angeles outer harbor was used to support U.S. naval operations. As early as 1913, submarines would berth along the San Pedro waterfront. But it was not until 1914 that the Harbor Commission allowed the Navy the use of City Dock No. 1 and part of its transit sheds as a temporary base for submarines. Once the Navy got onsite, however, they expanded to take over much of the pier, transit sheds, including space inside Warehouse No. 1. In some ways, it was a blessing in disguise.
Banning Company Brass Tag Mystery - What was it Used for?
by Geraldine Knatz, LACHS Board Member
Collecting tags and medals to continue this series of blogs on Los Angeles history, I was thrilled to find a brass tag with the words “Banning Co.” on it along with the words “time check” and the number 679. I knew it had to be associated with the Banning family of Wilmington, California. But I was stumped on what the tag was used for.
