Ceremony at the Griffith Observatory, perhaps the opening and dedication, Los Angeles, 1935

Title: Ceremony at the Griffith Observatory, perhaps the opening and dedication, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created: 1935
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographs Collection

Description: The Griffith Observatory was created using a design developed by architects John C. Austin and Frederick M. Ashley based on preliminary sketches by Russell W. Porter.
View of a ceremony at the Griffith Observatory, perhaps the opening and dedication, with portable wooden benches set up in front of the observatory. Officials stand in front of the art deco bronze entrance before a small audience. The concrete area in front of the Observatory has not been landscaped yet in this image.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: L.A. Parks, Griffith - observatory

Genre: news photographs
cellulose nitrate film
exterior views
Subjects: Science
Astronomical observatories--California--Los Angeles
Building dedications--California--Los Angeles
Planetaria--California--Los Angeles
Events
Landmarks
Names: Griffith Observatory
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Resource type: still image

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local identifier: uclamss_1429_6076
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002cw74r
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Rights statement: copyrighted
Rights Holder: UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections, A1713 Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. E-mail: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310)825-4988
Rights Country: US
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.