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Dr. Frederick C. Leonard speaks at the dedication ceremony for the Astronomers Monument at Griffith Park, Los Angeles, 1934

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Title: Dr. Frederick C. Leonard speaks at the dedication ceremony for the Astronomers Monument at Griffith Park, Los Angeles, 1934
Date Created and/or Issued: November 25, 1934
1934-11-25
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.
Dr. Frederick C. Leonard speaks at the dedication ceremony for the Astronomers Monument at Griffith Park. In the foreground is an orchestra. In the background, mountains are visible. Children sit on the steps in front of Leonard and an American flag flies above him.
This photograph appears with the article, "Park Statue Given Public: Two Thousand at Dedication: Shaft Near Planetarium on Griffith Grounds Honors Astronomers," Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 1934: A3.
Text from negative sleeve: Los Angeles City ["City" crossed out] Parks, Griffith Park, Arts Science Monument
Text from newspaper caption: Planetarium Shaft Dedicated: Dr. Frederick C. Leonard, professor of astronomy at University of California Los Angeles shown as principal speaker at ceremonies in Griffith Park attended by many leaders in affairs of Southland and a crowd of 2000 spectators.
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_6086
ark:/21198/zz002cw7gx
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Dedications--California--Los Angeles
Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Astronomers Monument (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Griffith Observatory
Leonard, Frederick Charles, 1896-1960
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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