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Griffith Observatory, view of the steel girder skeleton of the central planetarium dome during the construction, Los Angeles, 1933

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Title: Griffith Observatory, view of the steel girder skeleton of the central planetarium dome during the construction, Los Angeles, 1933
Contributor: Ashley, Frederick M., 1887-1963
Austin, John C. W. (John Corneby Wilson), 1870-1963
Date Created and/or Issued: October 1933
1933-10
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.
View of the skeleton of steel girders of the central planetarium dome of the Griffith Observatory resting on the poured concrete base during construction. Wooden supports for the concrete molds are visible on the left of the base.
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 newspaper caption: Steel Skeleton of Sky Studio [from the article: "Observatory Work Progresses, Huge Dome to House Zeiss Planetarium," Los Angeles Times, 10/2/1933]
Text from negative sleeve: L.A. Parks, Griffith - observatory
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_6071
ark:/21198/zz002cw6zp
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Science
Astronomical observatories--California--Los Angeles
Education
Landmarks
Planetaria--California--Los Angeles
Griffith Observatory
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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