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Governor Ronald Reagan and state Senator George Deukmejian signing the 1973 California death penalty bill, SB450

The photograph was taken after the signing. Gov. Regan passes his pen to Sen. George Deukmejian (R. Long Beach), sponsor of the death penalty bill,…

Excerpt from 'A woman's thoughts about women'

Excerpt from 'A woman's thoughts about women' printed in 1858 by Hurst and Blackett. This excerpt includes Chapter II: Self-Dependence; Chapter VII:…

B-17 Flying Fortress

"Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" levels off for a run over target. Photo shows the chin turret with .50 caliber machine guns featured in later models.…

Disneyland - Sleeping Beauty Castle

Sleeping Beauty Castle in Disneyland Anaheim, 2013

TitleTorched buildings, Los Angeles Riots
Alternative TitleLos Angeles Photographers Photo Collection;

Description900 block of S. Vermont Avenue in Koreatown, just north of San Marino Street, where police have blocked off the street so firemen can put…

Tom's Liquor store cleanup, Los Angeles, 1992

A group of people clean up debris in front of Tom's Liquor at 1355 West Florence Ave., a flash point of the 1992 Los Angeles rebellion after the…

Protest on MLK Blvd., Los Angeles

A crowd of people with signs on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. protesting against Judge Joyce Karlin's judgement regarding the Latasha Harlins shooting.

Prisoners of Brigade 2506 guarded by Cuban Fidelistas

Prisoners of Brigade 2506 guarded by Cuban Fidelistas after the failed Bay of Pigs invasion.

Flying Tigers blood chit from ROC National Government, provided courtesy of Robert Baldwin

A blood chit issued from the Aviation Committee, National Government of the Republic of China, to the American Volunteer Group (Flying Tigers). The…