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Tag: Whittier News history 1926

Oil Industry

Drilling for Black Gold: A Press Photo of the Signal Hill Oil Field, October 1923

by homesteadmuseum
Posted on October 8, 2021

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A press photograph of the Round House Cafe, Los Angeles, 20 June 1928.

1905 Photo of Elizabeth Fraser post-mortem & Photo of her Coffin

Hearse Ad- The Embalmers Monthly 1927

Casket Ad- The Embalmers Monthly 1927

In June 1929, Lois Pantages, the wife of powerful theater impresario Alexander Pantages, crashed her luxury car into a vehicle driven by Juro Rokumoto and carrying several of his family members. A week later, Rokumoto died and Pantages, purportedly drunk when the accident took place, was charged with second-degree murder. During her trial, as with that of her husband's own sensational case at the same time involving the sexual assault of a young dancer, there were claims of witness intimidation and bribery, while her defense team aggressively claimed that Rokumoto's death was the result of the anesthetic used during surgery. While Pantages was convicted of manslaughter, she was sentenced to pay $78,000 restitution to Rokumoto's family and put on probation for 10 years, though even that was later voided. This talk examines the questions of what role did race and gender play in the Pantages case and did the sentencing fit the crime? This program is not appropriate for children under 14. Sunday, Oct 17, 2-3:30. Sign up link in bio.

Oil Spills were a PR and environmental nightmare, even 100 years ago. The beautiful blue sky of this Standard Oil 1927 magazine cover stands in stark contrast to interior photos of a tanker releasing black smoke into the air and an oil spill on the water. In 1924, the US passed the Oil Pollution Act as one of our first official attempts at addressing the problem of oil pollution. The bill allowed for oil vessels to be evaluated and penalized according to the regulations set by the Act.

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