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Griffith Observatory, exterior view of the west and central domes during construction, Los Angeles, circa 1934-1935

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.
Date:: [circa 1934-1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Griffith Observatory, exterior view of the west and central domes during construction, Los Angeles, circa 1934-1935

Griffith Observatory, exterior view of the main facade after the May opening, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: View of visitors attending the newly completed Griffith Observatory and Astronomers Monument.
Date:: 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Griffith Observatory, exterior view of the main facade after the May opening, Los Angeles, 1935

Dome under construction at the Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, circa 1933-1934

Description:: View of the skeleton of steel girders and scaffolding of a dome under construction at the Griffith Observatory
Date:: [circa 1933-1934]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Dome under construction at the Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, circa 1933-1934

Griffith Observatory, exterior view during construction, Los Angeles, circa 1934-1935

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.
Date:: [circa 1934-1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

Griffith Observatory, exterior view during construction, Los Angeles, circa 1934-1935

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

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.
Date:: 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
OpenUCLA Collections

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

Astronomers Monument at the nearly completed Griffith Observatory, with 3 girls writing on the base with chalk, Los Angeles, circa 1934-1935

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.
Date:: [circa 1934-1935]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Astronomers Monument at the nearly completed Griffith Observatory, with 3 girls writing on the base with chalk, Los Angeles, circa 1934-1935

Visitors at the entrance to the Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, 1935

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.
Date:: 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Visitors at the entrance to the Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, 1935

Visitors at an exhibit in the newly opened Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Visitors lined up behind an ornate bronze railing at an exhibit behind glass panels at the newly opened Griffith Observatory
Date:: 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Visitors at an exhibit in the newly opened Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, 1935

Griffith Observatory, view of the steel girder skeleton of the central planetarium dome during the construction, Los Angeles, 1933

Description:: View of the skeleton of steel girders of the central planetarium dome of the Griffith Observatory resting on the poured concrete base during construction. Wooden supports for the concrete molds are visible on the left of the base.
Date:: October 1933
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Griffith Observatory, view of the steel girder skeleton of the central planetarium dome during the construction, Los Angeles, 1933

Griffith Observatory near completion, bird's-eye view facing south, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:: Bird's-eye view of the Griffith Observatory facing south towards the straight line of Los Feliz Boulevard in the distance. The observatory appears to be in the final phase of completion, with the Astronomers Monument in place but with the parts of the walkway and the south end of E. Observatory Avenue unpaved.
Date:: 1935
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Griffith Observatory near completion, bird's-eye view facing south, Los Angeles, 1935