US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Father Jerome Ricard helps an unknown student with the telescope at the observatory in Santa Ana University. Father Ricard was known as the Padre of the Rains for accurately predicting the weather of Southern California in the early 20th century from the observatory of Santa Clara University. Photograph appears with the article "Looking Through The Lens At Bits Of Life, " Los Angeles Times, 01 Aug. 1924: A10. Handwritten on negative: Father Ricard Text from negative sleeve: Ricard, Jerome Father. Weather Man. 1928 Text from newspaper caption: To Honor Padre of the Rains—Father Ricard of Santa Clara University, for whom the Knights of Columbus plan $100,000 memorial observatory. (P & A Photo)
Type
image
Format
b&w glass negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3725_G4184 ark:/21198/z1896zw0
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Priests--California--Santa Clara Astronomical observatories--California--Santa Clara Weather--California--Santa Clara Meteorology--California--Santa Clara Weather forecasting--California--Santa Clara Ricard, Jerome Sixtus, 1850-1930 Santa Clara University (Calif.)
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