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 Haynes Foundation funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Governor C. C. Young (far right) and John C. Austin (center) joined officials during the groundbreaking ceremony for the new State Building on First and Spring streets. A sign in the background estimates the cost of the construction to be $1,250,000. This photograph appears with the article, “State Building Ground Broken,” Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug 1930: A1. Text from newspaper caption: Earth Turned for Administrative Structure; Notables Join in Impressive Program. Above—Scene at groundbreaking ceremony for State Building at First and Spring streets. Below—Gov. Young (right) and John C. Augustin (center) turn first shovels of earth at site. Text from negative sleeve: Los Angeles Buildings, State Bldg. Groundbreak X
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_5833 ark:/21198/zz002cvxr8
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Ground breaking ceremonies--California--Los Angeles Governors--American--California--Los Angeles Architects Austin, John C. W. (John Corneby Wilson), 1870-1963 Young, C. C. (Clement Calhoun), 1869-1947
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