Shades of L. A.
April 29, 1986, fire tore through Los Angeles' Central Library — more than one million books were damaged or destroyed. My mom who once worked there while attending UCLA back in the 50s volunteered with many other people to help bring back from the ashes as many books and donate books as restoration of the library began.
Out of that came a joint venture L.A. Public Library /Security Pacific Historical Photography Collection. AKA "Shades of L.A. Photo Collection"
Shades of L.A. is an archive of photographs representing the contemporary and historic diversity of families in Los Angeles. Images were chosen from family albums and include daily life, social organizations, work, personal and holiday celebrations, and migration and immigration activities. Made possible and accessible through the generous support of the Security Pacific National Bank, Sunlaw Cogeneration Partners, Photo Friends, California Council for the Humanities, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.
My mom along with many other Angelenos contributed many pictures of L.A. back in the day, and those photos were copied and or donated and archived for L.A. history. When the Library reopened there was a L.A. Photo history show. All the photos were fantastic but only the best ones made it in the book published in 1996 "Shades of L.A."
Shades of L. A.
April 29, 1986, fire tore through Los Angeles' Central Library — more than one million books were damaged or destroyed. My mom who once worked there while attending UCLA back in the 50s volunteered with many other people to help bring back from the ashes as many books and donate books as restoration of the library began.
Out of that came a joint venture L.A. Public Library /Security Pacific Historical Photography Collection. AKA "Shades of L.A. Photo Collection"
Shades of L.A. is an archive of photographs representing the contemporary and historic diversity of families in Los Angeles. Images were chosen from family albums and include daily life, social organizations, work, personal and holiday celebrations, and migration and immigration activities. Made possible and accessible through the generous support of the Security Pacific National Bank, Sunlaw Cogeneration Partners, Photo Friends, California Council for the Humanities, the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, and the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.
My mom along with many other Angelenos contributed many pictures of L.A. back in the day, and those photos were copied and or donated and archived for L.A. history. When the Library reopened there was a L.A. Photo history show. All the photos were fantastic but only the best ones made it in the book published in 1996 "Shades of L.A."