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Title
Pupils at Griffith see sky wonders
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection;
Creator
Siddon, Dave
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1957
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/UND/1.0/
Description
Photograph caption dated January 3, 1957 reads, "Rooftop classroom - Sixth grade pupils from Fullbright Avenue Elementary School in Canoga Park wait turn at telescope on roof of Griffith Park Observatory. Youngsters toured science center, saw special show in planetarium. Trip was one of scores of field trips schools use to supplement classroom work. More than 50,000 Southland school children visit observatory, see planetarium show and examine exhibits each year. At right, youngsters leave observatory with teacher for school bus which will take them back to classes." See images 00147029 through 00147035 for all photos in this series.
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print : b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Identifier
00147030
Valley Times Collection;
HCNVT_d056_ f22_i3
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/127214
Subject
Griffith Observatory
Fullbright Elementary School (Canoga Park, Los Angeles, Calif.)
Observatory domes--California--Los Angeles
Observatories--California--Los Angeles
Telescopes--California--Los Angeles
Planetariums--California--Los Angeles
Elementary schools--California--Los Angeles--Students
School children--California--Los Angeles
Elementary school teachers--California--Los Angeles
Students--California--Los Angeles
Girls--California--Los Angeles
Boys--California--Los Angeles
Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Portrait photographs
Group portraits
Time Period
1951-1960

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