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"Meet Joe Black" Filming Locations in Wilmington
Movie set of "Meet Joe Black" in Wilmington in 1998 -
1892 Map of Wilmington Harbor
1892 Map of Wilmington Harbor and vicinity, showing ownership of water front of proposed San Pedro Harbor -
1909 Firefighters of Wilmington
1909 Volunteer Firefighters of Wilmington: this photo was taken on the steps of the Wilmington City Hall that was located on the corner of Avalon and I Street, on the site of the Wilmington Town Square. First row: Mike Lopez, Leaner Buelna, Frank Lenardo, Johnnie Francis, Joaquian Lenardo, Muck Lopez, Victor Garcia, John Lenardo, Tino Ramirez, Johnnie Verela. Second row: Jack Ramirez, Ed Johnson, George Cannaway, Dwight Herman, David Woods, J.P. Puckett, Bedel Arce, Ed Connors. Third row: Fred Herman, Eddie Lopez, Mike Lopez, J.V. Silva, Anton Mele, Victor Mathews, George O'Brien. Fourth row: Billie Shields, Andrew Young, Ed Breen, Neil Van Fleet. -
1910 Aviation Meet Photos
Photos of the First National Air Meet in Dominguez Hill held in Los Angeles in 1910 -
1910 Aviation Meet Portraits
Louis Paulhan and Glenn H. Curtiss, men who set new records at the Aviation Meet in Los Angeles in 1910. -
1910 Aviation Meet Program
The cover page for the official program of the Aviation Meet on January 14, 1910 in Los Angeles. It was the first national aviation meet ever held in the U.S, put on by the Dominguez Family. Most of the 100,000 spectators came using the Pacific Electric Railway special trains, by horse and wagon, and some by their own new-fangled motor cars, some of which had trouble climbing the quarter-mile dirt road to the site of the meet. (excerpt taken from an air meet info page) -
1921 Map of Wilmington
1921 Map of Wilmington -
1933 Earthquake in Southern California
Pictures of damage from the 1933 Earthquake centered around Long Beach and other Southern Californian cities -
1933 Earthquake in Southern California
Pictures of damage from the 1933 Earthquake centered around Long Beach and other Southern Californian cities -
1933 Earthquake in Southern California
Pictures of damage from the 1933 Earthquake at Long Beach Polytechnic High School -
1933 Earthquake in Southern California
Pictures of damage from the 1933 Earthquake centered around Long Beach and other Southern Californian cities -
1933 Earthquake in Southern California
Pictures of damage from the 1933 Earthquake centered around Long Beach and other Southern Californian cities -
1933 Earthquake in Southern California
Pictures of damage from the 1933 Earthquake centered around Long Beach and other Southern Californian cities -
1933 Earthquake in Southern California
Pictures of damage from the 1933 Earthquake centered around Long Beach and other Southern Californian cities -
1933 Earthquake in Southern California
Pictures of damage from the 1933 Earthquake centered around Long Beach and other Southern Californian cities -
1933 Earthquake in Southern California
Pictures of damage from the 1933 Earthquake centered around Long Beach and other Southern Californian cities -
1933 Earthquake in Southern California
Pictures of damage from the 1933 Earthquake centered around Long Beach and other Southern Californian cities -
1933 Earthquake in Southern California
Pictures of damage from the 1933 Earthquake centered around Long Beach and other Southern Californian cities -
1933 Earthquake in Southern California
Pictures of damage from the 1933 Earthquake centered around Long Beach and other Southern Californian cities -
1933 Earthquake in Southern California
Pictures of damage from the 1933 Earthquake centered around Long Beach and other Southern Californian cities -
1933 Wilmington Fiesta
A photocopy of a photo of Rudicinda Dodson Sepulveda in a carriage being pulled by horses in the 1933 Wilmington Fiesta parade. There are many more photocopies of the 1933 photos that were not digitized -
1939 Wilmington Fiesta Program
A program for the 1939 Wilmington Fiesta with business advertisements as part of the official souvenir program. This took place August 24-26, 1939 -
1950 Map of Wilmington
Detailed map of the freeways and streets from Los Angeles, Terminal Island and Long Beach in 1950 -
1958 Wilmington Fiesta
Men pose for a photo during the 1958 Wilmington Fiesta. The back of the photo identifies these men as Ellswarih, Joe Penn, Van Vender, Lt. Gov. Glenn Anderson, L.A. County Sheriff Pete Pitchess, and Alex Albright -
1958 Wilmington Fiesta
Art Linkletter on Horse Rex poses for a photo during the WIlmington Fiesta. Montie Montana in Cowboy clothes -
1958 Wilmington Fiesta
Dwayne Larsen, Orville Wrought, and Benny Riggs jokingly pose for a photo for the Wilmington Fiesta -
1969 Map of City of Wilmington
Map of City of WIlmington in 1969 -
1984 Wilmington Fiesta
Local youth artist Gregorio Yanez will sponsor an art exhibit and sale at the third annual Wilmington Fiesta Del Grito Sept 15 and 16. Yanez is a 14 year old Wilmington resident and attends Dodson Junior High School in San Pedro. He is a member of the teen center, and began painting at 10 years old. His paintings will be on display both days and will range from $20 to $70 in price. -
1993 Wilmington Fiesta
Raymond Pimentel takes a look in the mirror as fellow clown Anthony Ferillas sees Pimentel painted face at the 12th Annual Wilmington Fiesta in 1993 -
1993 Wilmington Fiesta
An unidentified man and woman smiles over cooking at the Wilmington Fiesta in 1993 -
1994 Wilmington Fiesta
Freddy Fender, a musician, smiles while at the Wilmington Fiesta in 1994 -
1994 Wilmington Fiesta
Annelise does an art technique called Spin Color- applying colors to paper on spin wheel at the Wilmington Fiesta in Banning Park in 1994 -
1994 Wilmington Fiesta
Singer Yolanda Del Rio sings to a big crowd during the ninth annual Wilmington Fiesta at Banning ark in Wilmington 1994 -
2009 Map of Wilmington
A color coded map of the Wilmington and L.A. area from the Department of City Planning in 2009 -
309 Opp St. Former Wilmington Library
Photos of the former Wilmington Library at 309 Opp Street in 1987, where the Wilmington Historical Society currently houses the archives in 2024 -
309 Opp St. Former Wilmington Library
Photos of the former Wilmington Library at 309 Opp Street in 1987, where the Wilmington Historical Society currently houses the archives in 2024 -
309 Opp Street Wilmington Library
Community members hang around the Old Wilmington Library at a children's party in 1988 -
309 Opp Street Wilmington Library
Community members hang around the Old Wilmington Library at a children's party in 1988 -
309 Opp Street Wilmington Library
Community members hang around the Old Wilmington Library at a children's party in 1988 -
309 Opp Street Wilmington Library
Front of the building at the dedication of the 309 Opp Street Wilmington Public Library in 1996 -
309 Opp Street Wilmington Library
Dedication of the 309 Opp Street Wilmington Public Library in 1996 -
309 Opp Street Wilmington Library
Dedication of the 309 Opp Street Wilmington Public Library in 1996 -
309 Opp Street Wilmington Library
Dedication of the 309 Opp Street Wilmington Public Library in 1996 -
A group of costumed children
A group photograph of children in costumes at a Halloween party -
A photograph of the Banning Home
Photograph of the Banning Home -
A political cartoon from "Progress"
A political cartoon about voting for "Yorty" -
A woman in the garden
A photograph of a woman in gardens at the Banning Museum -
Aerial view of the Banning Museum
An aerial view of the Banning Museum and the neighborhood around it -
Alex Albright inducted as President of the Lions Club
The photograph from left to right: Tom Sawyer, Alex N. Albright (Lions Club president), Department District Governor Minnier, Lieutenant colonel Gibson. The news article about the meeting shown in the photograph -
Anna Schafer
A damaged photo of the "Anna Schafer" a lumber transport ship, commissioned in 1917, later sold as scrap parts in 1947 after the efforts of the war