Joseph Mesmer and Marshall Stimson opening box sealed in cornerstone of 1888 County Courthouse, Los Angeles, 1936

Item Overview

Title

Joseph Mesmer and Marshall Stimson opening box sealed in cornerstone of 1888 County Courthouse, Los Angeles, 1936

Date Created

May 12, 1936

Date

1936-05-12

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

One of the cornerstones of the old County Courthouse, which was located on the corner of Temple and Broadway, was opened to reveal a box from 1888 when the foundation was laid. Among the contents was an eight-page issue of the Los Angeles Times. The ceremony was led by Marshall Stimson, president of the Historical Society of Southern California, and Joseph Mesmer, president of the Pioneer Society.
This photographs appears with the article, “Courthouse Seal Opened,” Los Angeles Times, 13 May 1936: A1.
A large crowd is gathered among the rubble of the old County Courthouse as Joseph Mesmer, left of the box, and Marshall Stimson, standing on a platform, reveal the contents hidden in an old cornerstone.

Caption

Text from newspaper caption: [above:] Cornerstone gives up secrets of 1888 [below:] Scene at site of the old County Courthouse yesterday during ceremonies which marked the opening of the box which was sealed in the stone when it was laid forty-eight years ago. Joseph Mesmer is delving into the box. Marshall Stimson holds aloft a copy of The Times which the box contained. Times photo.
Text from negative sleeve: 4787—Opening Old Court House cornerstone

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Stimson, Marshall, 1876-1951
Mesmer, Joseph, 1855-1947

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Longitude

34.055667

Latitude

-118.243569

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Cornerstones--California--Los Angeles