Found on EBay -- Oviatt's


Oviatt's Jacket

A men's jacket from Oviatt's Beverly Hills store has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $5.99.
 

Found on EBay -- Bullock's Wilshire


Bullocks Menu Ebay

This children's menu from Bullock's Wilshire has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $7.99.

 

Found on EBay -- Bullock's Wilshire


Pink Elephant Dress EBay

Pink Elephant Dress

This rather remarkable pink elephant dress from the Playdeck department at Bullock's Wilshire has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $100.

 

Summer Wardrobe



  
July 2, 1899, Truss

July 2, 1899: It's too hot in the summertime to wear a heavy truss.

 

 

Found on EBay -- J.W. Robinson's


J.W. Robinson's, EBay

Here's a bit of early Los Angeles opulence: The restroom at J.W. Robinson's, complete with a well. Purely decorative, I'm sure. Bidding starts at $7.99.
 

A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Wardrobe



June 26, 1976, Leisure Suits

June 26, 1976: Johnny Carson and Jack Nicklaus leisure suits at Silverwoods. In texturized polyester!
 

Found on EBay -- Oviatt's


Oviatt's Wingtips

This size 11 pair of wingtips from Oviatt's has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $10.
 

Woman Sets Trap for Man Who Sent Obscene Poem



June 25, 1889, Hats

June 25, 1889: Siegel the Hatter has handmade hats!
June 25, 1889, Obscene Mail

June 25, 1889: A young lady named Carrie Arnold (or Carrier Turner -- The Times used both names) receives an indecent proposal -- in verse -- and her father persuades her to help set a trap for the man who sent it. Police arrest W.W. Wyman who says he merely addressed an envelope for a friend and had no idea what was inside. During his trial, it was revealed that Wyman was actually missing author A.S. Burroughs and he was sentenced to two years in prison.

 

Ailing Lou Gehrig Retires From Baseball

June 22, 1939, Quiet Stupid!

"Quiet, Stupid! ... Yeow!" 


June 22, 1939, Gambling

The state Senate approves a bill that would license bookies and take 5% of their gross. I wonder what the lobbying was like on this bill.
June 22, 1939, Business

A Ford executive says industry voluntarily reduced the workweek to 40 hours. "The charges that these improvements were made at the insistence of a morally outraged society is not tenable."
 
June 22, 1939, Gilmore

Talk about fuel economy: 23 mpg.


June 22, 1939, Gator

Maybe I'm an overprotective parent, but I really wouldn't want my kid doing this.

June 22, 1939, Hosiery

Maybe more than any other era, I find the artwork -- and lettering -- in the 1930s ads just remarkable.

June 22, 1939, Churchill

I recently listened to a program on Winston Churchill. He certainly had a knack with words that put everybody in their place. Especially "Corporal Hitler."
June 22, 1939, Contest

The Times begins a contest on movie titles. I'll try to run some of the entries.

June 22, 1939, Mrs. Tarzan

June 22, 1939, Old Dark House

Above, a stylish ad for "The Old Dark House" and "My Man Godfrey."

At left, a feature on the arrival of Michael Farrow, born to John Farrow and Maureen O'Sullivan. 
June 22, 1939, Harris and Frank

Another elegant, stylish ad, this one for Harris & Frank.
June 22, 1939, Fiesta

Re-creating the early days of California.

June 22, 1939, Moral Rearmament

Moral Rearmament!

June 22, 1939, Marijuana

June 22, 1939, Cat Eats Watch

The cat ate a watch?


 

June 22, 1939, Sports Lou Gehrig's career was over. The Yankees slugger, whose skills had seemed mysteriously in decline, was diagnosed with what was then called infantile paralysis.

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, is an incurable ailment that attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Gehrig, who had played in 2,130 consecutive games with the Yankees and took himself out of the lineup in May, died in 1941.

The Times ran an Associated Press story with a horrible lead: "The 'Iron Horse' was consigned to the baseball roundhouse today -- to stay." The Yankees tried to be optimistic about Gehrig's recovery, discussing a post-baseball job with the Yankees "in some executive capacity."

The next day, The Times ran a short story on plans for a day in Gehrig's honor. Here's footage from the event.

-- Keith Thursby

Update: Keith is on vacation so I'll pinch hit for him. The Times' original story indeed says Lou Gehrig had "infantile paralysis." Later stories also say he had "infantile paralysis" or "a form of infantile paralysis." His June 3, 1941,  obituary says he died of "a rare disease" called "amyotrophic lateral sclerosis." --lrh


 

Found on EBay -- J.W. Robinson's


Robinson's Hat

This vintage hat from J.W. Robinson's has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $9.99.
 



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