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Aerial view of Koreatown facing north over Mid-Wilshire District (Koreatown), The Travelers Insurance Building, Sheraton Wilshire Hotel.
Streetscape. Oblique aerial photography.

Pacific Indemnity Building at the corner of Wilshire Boulevard and Vermont Avenue The Texaco Building can be seen further down the street, heading west. On the left side of the street is See's Candy and Magic Mirror Beauty Salon, while on the right…

An excerpt from the 1976 Senate Judiciary Committee report on revolutionary activities within the American Indian Movement. A profile of AIM from the federal perspective.

The sound of Korea, Koreatown, Los Angeles, 1993, Baks Lawn Mower Shop, exterior, 11th Street at Western Avenue, Koreatown. Acrylic, by Kuk Chol Han, assisted by Nayon Kang and Julie Park. Sponsored by Social and Public Art Resource Center. --…

The Henry Fukuhara Paint Out Collection is the art, life, and work of watercolor artist Henry Fukuhara (1913 - 2010), a Japanese American abstract watercolor artist best known for his watercolor paintings of Santa Monica, California and Manzanar, a…

Uncle Sam lays sprawled on the sidewalk in front of a burning storefront called "America." Further down the street gathers a group labeled "mob violence." Several other buildings in the scene are on fire, evoking imagery from the 1992 Los Angeles…

Three men take the time to relax in chairs in front of a "One Day Photo" shop, in the parking lot area of a plaza in Koreatown.

One of many fires of disputed origin destroying numerous buildings on the island, leaving protestors without electricity or clean water.

Native Americans celebrating the first Thanksgiving in Alcatraz's recreation yard, 1969.

Exterior view of the Korean Shopping Center, located at Eighth Street and Normandie Avenue. The building is highlighted by heavy tile roofs and deep overhangs. The redevelopment of Koreatown began in the early 1970s, concentrating along Western…