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Deadman’s Island: British Whaling Captain Hanged by Mutineers

Deadman’s Island was a

Early History of the San Pedro Fishermen’s Fiesta

In the decades after World War II, the

Early History of the Port of Los Angeles

Here is a map (above) and an excerpt from the Report of the Board of Engineer Officers on Deep Water Harbor at San Pedro or Santa Monica Bays, California (as reprinted in the L.A. Times on Jan

Harry S. Truman Visits Los Angeles Harbor

Former President Harry S. Truman , having left office just two months earlier, visited Los Angeles Harbor on March 23, 1953 and left a couple of days later.