Old L.A. Photos
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A bot run by palewi.re that posts photographs from the Los Angeles Public Library’s digital collections. [bridged from mastodon.palewi.re/@OldLAPhotos on the fediverse by fed.brid.gy ]
![Photograph caption dated January 5, 1953 reads, "These two sets of identical twins will be seen at the California-West Shore Cat Club Annual Show at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium on Jan. 10 and 11. The boys are Tom and Billy Johnston. More than 400 cats and kittens of all varieties will be on display at the annual [caption cut off]."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:to65rptij3qi3zqg4fdb6xoh/bafkreiai24htbr5jogcp35onp2yyg6cejc6lbhvdvr34cvsdvmubbmsbqm)
![Photograph caption dated August 9, 1956 reads, "Ann Martinovich of North Hollywood, second from right, is one of seven beauties vying for title of queen of 20th annual Croation [sic] Day celebration Sunday at 11625 S. Budlong Ave., Los Angeles. Gov. and Mrs. Goodwin J. Knight meet candidates, from left, Liveria Puljan, Asja Nizetich, Helen Ellich, Katherine Matich, Millie Medak, Miss Martinovich and Marion Mardesich."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:to65rptij3qi3zqg4fdb6xoh/bafkreif5yr25qlrlxhn4xs6nlgra5zwkznlxhhp5bf74t4sqkoh3u3fd2i)
![Photograph caption dated October 11, 1963 reads, "Government employes [sic] and visitors to the General Services Building at 1031 S. Broadway participate in a mass evacuation while Los Angeles Fire Department units stand by. The drill was staged by the federal government to emphasize Fire Prevention Week. Evacuees included out-patients at the VA Clinic. All of the 12 floors were emptied, without the use of elevators, in eight minutes. Several hundred persons were in the building."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:to65rptij3qi3zqg4fdb6xoh/bafkreiayyxcntj52rar5zy5xvd57iwamtct5m26sikmkekwg36kfm76qcq)
