Image / Dr. Philip Fox and Dr. W. F. Meyer pose next to the …

$Dr. Philip Fox and Dr. W. F. Meyer pose next to the Zeiss refracting telescope telescope at Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, 1935$

View source image on contributor's website.

Get Citation

Have a question about this item?

Contact Owner

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title: Dr. Philip Fox and Dr. W. F. Meyer pose next to the Zeiss refracting telescope telescope at Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: May 6, 1935
1935-05-06
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: 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: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Dr. Philip Fox, interim director of the Griffith Observatory and Dr. W. F. Meyer, who had just been named associate director of the Observatory pose next to the Zeiss refracting telescope in the east dome. Other men can be seen below them.
A different photograph of Drs. Philip and Meyer on the same occasion appears with the article, "Planetarium Aides Chosen: More Scientists Added to Griffith Observatory," Los Angeles Times, 7 May 1935: A1.
Text from negative sleeve: Fox, Philip, Dr.
Handwritten on negative: L to R Dr. Philip Fox, Dr. W.F. Meyer. 5-6-35
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_4756
ark:/21198/zz002ctnmw
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Telescopes--California--Los Angeles
Astronomers--American--California--Los Angeles
Fox, Philip, 1878-1944
Meyer, William F., 1882-1973
Griffith Observatory
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.