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 Robert A. Millikan speaking at the dedication of the Griffith Observatory. Millikan is standing at a podium in front of the art deco bronze panels at the entrance to the observatory. The ornament on the panels features planetarium-themed motifs. At this time Millikan was Chair of the Executive Council at Caltech. 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_6072 ark:/21198/zz002cw70p
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Science Astronomical observatories--California--Los Angeles People Landmarks Planetaria--California--Los Angeles Building dedications--California--Los Angeles Griffith Observatory Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953
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