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Description:: A man identified by Hoover as "Ed Dickinson" (on left) walks with Virgil "Wes" Cazel, junior class President, across the Esplanade before Royce Hall. Known formally as the "Dedication of the New Campus and New Buildings of the University of California at Los Angeles", the event brought together regents, professors, students, alumni, and representatives of other educational institutions for four sessions held on March 27 and 28. [Note: Handwritten date in the margin is incorrect]
Date:: March 28, 1930
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:: Hoover (Thelner B.) and Hoover (Louise E. B.) photographic collection

Description:: Photographed looking east, campus appears in the distance with a baseball game Private on the Athletic Field.
Date:: March 1946
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Sandberg, Paul
Collection:: Hoover (Thelner B.) and Hoover (Louise E. B.) photographic collection

Description:: An unidentified football player in practice gear strikes a pose. The location is likely the North Vermont Avenue UCLA campus.
Date:: c.1928
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:: Hoover (Thelner B.) and Hoover (Louise E. B.) photographic collection

Description:: Celebrants include (from L to R): Lawrence C. Powell (University Librarian), Paul A. Dodd (Dean of the College of Letters and Science), Vern O. Knudsen (physics professor and Dean of the Graduate Division), Bonnie Dodd, and Florence Knudsen. UCLA Founders Day is an annual event that highlights the university's history and accomplishments. The astronomical observatory of William A. Clark Memorial Library is visible behind the celebrants.
Date:: June 6, 1948
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:: Hoover (Thelner B.) and Hoover (Louise E. B.) photographic collection

Description:: Ira Gershwin (left) and George Gershwin (right) sit on a sundeck with UCLA students at George's home. The songwriting duo had just donated their song "Strike up the band" to UCLA. The students include Kay Dodge, Vera Nell Gilmer, Catherine Cockrell, Georgette Foster, Dorothy Oswald, Grace Wolfskill, and Alice Waldron.
Date:: February 2, 1937
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:: Hoover (Thelner B.) and Hoover (Louise E. B.) photographic collection

Description:: Gold Shield members pose in front of the University Residence. From L to R: Carroll Johnson, Louise E. Brown Hoover (UCLA 1930), Dorothy Sheard Allen, and [Ella Mae Manwarring]. Formed in 1936, the Gold Shield is a women's alumni group that hosts UCLA events, sponsors lectures, and raises scholarship funds. Louise Hoover, the photographer's wife, was an active member of Gold Shield for 33 years.
Date:: c.1959
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:: Hoover (Thelner B.) and Hoover (Louise E. B.) photographic collection

Description:: Gold Shield members from L to R: unidentified, Carroll Johnson, and Louise E. Brown Hoover (UCLA 1930). Formed in 1936, the Gold Shield is a women's alumni group that hosts UCLA events, sponsors lectures, and raises scholarship funds. Louise Hoover, the photographer's wife, was an active member of Gold Shield for 33 years.
Date:: c.1962
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:: Hoover (Thelner B.) and Hoover (Louise E. B.) photographic collection

Description:: Louise Brown Hoover (UCLA 1930)--center--stands with an unidentified group, which includes Paul A. Dodd (Dean of the College of Letters and Science) on the far right. Hoover likely took this photograph on an alumni trip to Mexico.
Date:: c.1950
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:: Hoover (Thelner B.) and Hoover (Louise E. B.) photographic collection

Description:: Photographed from Royce Hall, students are seen enjoying a rare snowfall on campus. Many students skipped class to enjoy the activities, including snowball fights that left fourteen broken windows around campus. The Esplanade is more generally called Royce quadrangle and is known today as Dickson Plaza.
Date:: January 15, 1932
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:: Hoover (Thelner B.) and Hoover (Louise E. B.) photographic collection

Description:: A snowman stands in front of the Education Building (Moore Hall) as a testament to a rare snowfall on campus. Many students skipped class to enjoy the activities, including snowball fights that left fourteen broken windows around campus. Kerckhoff Hall is visible in the background.
Date:: January 15, 1932
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Collection:: Hoover (Thelner B.) and Hoover (Louise E. B.) photographic collection

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