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Zeiss Mark II Planetarium Projector at the Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, circa 1935

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Title: Zeiss Mark II Planetarium Projector at the Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, circa 1935
Date Created and/or Issued: [circa 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.
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.
View of the Zeiss Mark II Planetarium Projector at the Griffith Observatory. The projector produced an accurate image of the stars and other astronomical objects on the dome of the planetarium. It was manufactured by Zeiss Optical Works; a label on the planetarium reads "Carl Zeiss, Jena, Germany."
Text from negative sleeve: L.A. Parks, Griffith - observatory
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_6083
ark:/21198/zz002cw7cc
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Culture
Astronomical observatories--California--Los Angeles
Science
Planetaria--California--Los Angeles
Griffith Observatory
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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