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Robert A. Millikan, Chair of the Executive Council at Caltech, speaking at the dedication of the Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, 1935

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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
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: Planetaria--California--Los Angeles
Science
Building dedications--California--Los Angeles
Astronomical observatories--California--Los Angeles
People
Landmarks
Griffith Observatory
Millikan, Robert Andrews, 1868-1953
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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