US UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library Department of Special Collections, A1713 Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. E-mail: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310)825-4988
Description
Event to unveil the statue titled "The Pioneer," by sculptor Henry Lion, at Carthay Circle. Placed in a fountain, the statue represents 49er Daniel O. McCarthy. The statue was later moved to a nearby location in a triangle pocket park at the intersection of McCarthy Vista and San Vicente Boulevard. Reported with a similar photograph in "UNVEIL BRONZE MEMORIAL: Sculpture in Carthay Center Likeness of Man Who Trekked to State for Gold," Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 1925: E11. Text from newspaper caption: Statue to early pioneers. Figures prominent in State's activities participate in ceremonies marking tribute to stalwart adventurers who braved unknown perils to found mighty Western empire. Text from negative sleeve: Los Angeles Carthay Center Celebration.
Type
image
Format
b&w glass negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_b3714_G2862 ark:/21198/zz0002p3px
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Gold miners Fountains--California--Los Angeles California--Gold discoveries--Anniversaries Statues--California--Los Angeles Lion, Henry, 1900-1966 Carthay Center (Los Angeles, Calif.) McCarthy, Daniel O., 1830-1919
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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