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Griffith Observatory, exterior view of the central dome during construction, Los Angeles, circa 1934-1935

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Title: Griffith Observatory, exterior view of the central dome during construction, Los Angeles, circa 1934-1935
Contributor: Ashley, Frederick M., 1887-1963
Austin, John C. W. (John Corneby Wilson), 1870-1963
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa 1934-1935]
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.
Exterior view of the central dome of the Griffith Observatory from the south-west during the final phase of construction and before landscaping. Signs of construction include a tall ladder resting against the central buttress of the dome and a pile of dirt next to the dome. The original concrete surface is visible; consistent with other similar architecture of the day, the Observatory's concrete walls were left unpainted in the 1930s and 1940s.
The Griffith Observatory was created using a design developed by architects John C. Austin and Frederick M. Ashley based on preliminary sketches by Russell W. Porter.
Text from negative sleeve: L.A. Parks, Griffith - observatory
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_6067
ark:/21198/zz002cw6tm
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Landmarks
Science
Education
Astronomical observatories--California--Los Angeles
Planetaria--California--Los Angeles
Griffith Observatory
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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