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Title
Robert A. Millikan, Chair of the Executive Council at Caltech, speaking at the dedication of the Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued
May 14, 1935
1935-05-14
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 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
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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