Shops at Olvera Street in Los Angeles. The Jose Herrera Candle Shop at 27 1/2 Olvera Street. A picture shop displays caricatures on the street. Several small articles and bags kept on display in shops. A vendor wearing a sombrero sells produce. A sign reads '1500 children live here! Drive slowly' at Bloom Street. Women and children on walkways of apartments on Bloom Street. Traffic on road. View of houses at the edge of a cliff.
Crocodiles and alligators basking in the sun at a zoo. A large house with gardens. View of La Cienega Blvd. including the Coronet Theatre at 366 North La Cienega. Hollywood Memorial Park Cemetery. Cars on a road. Mountains in the background. A man stands near his car. The car is parked in front of a flower shop. The man buys flowers. View of City Hall and shops nearby. A sign reads 'Brilliant furniture Company.
Funeral of Marilyn Monroe. Close friends and former husband Joe DiMaggio attend the private funeral of Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe. A casket carrying Monroe's body is placed on a trolley and is taken to Westwood village memorial park cemetery. Joe DiMaggio Jr., son of Joe DiMaggio, attends the funeral. Photographers take pictures. Lutheran priest A.J. Soldan conducts a prayer service. Joe DiMaggio leaves after the funeral.
Democratic convention of 1960 in advance of the 1960 Presidential election in the U.S. Last minute preparations underway at Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena for the Democratic convention. Women wear belts and badges bearing Kennedy's name to express their support for the Senator. Headquarters of Symington as women work on his campaign for the convention. A poster supporting the nomination of Lyndon Johnson and his picture. People in a rally to support Adlai Stevenson's nomination as they carry his posters in a street rally in front of the Biltmore Hotel entrance.
Seven-year old Pete Mole, heads off to school from his home, riding a unicycle. He carries his lunch box in one hand and his school books in the other. He is soon surrounded by a phalanx of school children who accompany him, some on roller skates. Later, he is seen arriving at the school where he dismounts and parks his unicycle near the door and enters. (Pete Mole went on to become an important innovator in the bicycle business, known, among other things, for the banana seat; high rise bike; and folding bikes.)
Senator Barry Goldwater during the GOP Convention (Republican National Convention)in San Francisco. Senator Barry takes a walk on the streets of San Francisco. He heads for the Republican nomination on the first ballot. Senator Barry addresses the Platform committee and calls for a tougher stand with the Red Block. Forces of Governor William Scranton fight a rear-guard action to the end. On the eve of the convention, Civil Rights demonstrators mass in protest against Goldwater and are seen in a march of 40,000 people on the streets of San Francisco, toward City Hall. The marchers at the demonstration hear from Henry Cabot Lodge and other leaders. President Dwight D. Eisenhower arrives for the Convention. Republican Governor Mark O Hatfield of Oregon gives a preview of his keynote speech, which describes the party as one of faith in various American ideals.
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