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First Freedoms: The Los Angeles Times and the Right to a Free Press, 1881-2006

Feb. 10, 2007 - June 3, 2007

New exhibition will explore 125 years of the Los Angeles Times and freedom of the press

The Huntington will commemorate 125 years of the Los Angeles Times with a new exhibition examining the history of the paper and its role in defending First Amendment issues.

“This topic is of enormous importance, one that resonates as much today as it did in the first days of the Times,” says Dan Lewis, exhibition curator at The Huntington. “By using the newspaper’s 125th anniversary, we get an opportunity to really begin to explore the often complex nature of the issue, and how the press grapples on a daily basis with its many manifestations.” More about the exhibition...

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men hoist eagle	Men hoist the bronze eagle, a symbol of the Los Angeles Times since 1886. 1935, Los Angeles Times Archives, Huntington Library
unionists bomb	Front page headline, “Unionists Bomb the Times.” Oct. 1, 1910. Los Angeles Times Archives, Huntington Library
bombing Times	The Times building in flames in the pre-dawn hours of Oct. 1, 1910, after being bombed by union organizers. Los Angeles Times Archives, Huntington Library
smoldering ruins	The smoldering ruins of the Times building, morning of Oct. 1, 1910, after bombing by union organizers. Los Angeles Times Archives.
air delivery	Newspapers being loaded onto an airplane for delivery to a widening readership in Southern California. April 16, 1928. Los Angeles Times Archives, Huntington Library.
Conrad amendment	Paul Conrad, 1st Amendment: Casualty of the U.S. Invasion of Grenada, Nov. 6, 1983. Paul Conrad Collection, Huntington Library.
Conrad Ashcroft	Paul Conrad, Ashcroft discussing the “very real threats” that exist, June 23, 2003. Paul Conrad Collection, Huntington Library
newsroom	Times reporters in the newsroom, August 7, 1941. Los Angeles Times Archives, Huntington Library.
Times first issue	The only existing first issue of the Los Angeles Times (originally known as the Los Angeles Daily Times), Dec. 3, 1881. The Huntington Library