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Maxwell K. Baughman looking through the Zeiss refracting telescope at the Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, 1934-1935

Description:
View of Maxwell K. Baughman looking through the twelve-inch (305 mm) Zeiss refracting telescope in the east dome of the newly constructed Griffith Observatory. Baughman, a technician at the Griffith Planetarium, worked with Paul Lange, a planetarium expert from Jena Germany, to install the telescope from September 1934 to January 1935.
Date:
1934-1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Maxwell K. Baughman looking through the Zeiss refracting telescope at the Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, 1934-1935

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

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

Description:
Exterior view of the south face of the west telescope dome during landscaping and the final phase of construction with wheel barrows at the base of the tower beneath the exterior staircase to the roof. The original concrete surface is visible; consistent with other similar architecture of the day, the Observatory's concrete walls were left unpainted in the 1930s and 1940s.
Date:
[circa 1934-1935]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Griffith Observatory, exterior view of the west dome during construction, Los Angeles, circa 1934-1935

Robert A. Millikan, Chair of the Executive Council at Caltech, speaking at the dedication of the Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
View of Robert A. Millikan speaking at the dedication of the Griffith Observatory. Millikan is standing at a podium in front of the art deco bronze panels at the entrance to the observatory. The ornament on the panels features planetarium-themed motifs. At this time Millikan was Chair of the Executive Council at Caltech.
Date:
May 14, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Robert A. Millikan, Chair of the Executive Council at Caltech, speaking at the dedication of the Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, 1935