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Title
Ceremonial setting of a bronze medallion at the dedication of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, Santa Barbara, 1929
Date Created and/or Issued
August 14, 1929
1929-08-14
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
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
At the dedication of the Santa Barbara Courthouse, the ceremonial setting of a bronze medallion provided by the Native Sons of Golden West. The participants are shown mixing the ingredients of water from each of the California missions with sand and gravel from each of the counties in California on the main stage in front of the main entrance to the courthouse.
This photograph was part of the coverage taken for the Los Angeles Times article "Charm of Spanish Days Retained: Santa Barbara Gay For Fiesta, Beautiful New Courthouse Formally Dedicated, History of State Pictured in $1,500,000 structure, Three-Day Festival Opens Today With Pageant," 8/15/1929.
The Santa Barbara County Courthouse is located at 1100 Anacapa Street, in Santa Barbara. The Spanish Colonial Revival style building was designed by William Mooser, Jr. and completed in 1929.
Text from negative sleeve: California, Santa Barbara, Courthouse, Dedication
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_0740
ark:/21198/zz002db2nb
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Building dedications--California--Santa Barbara
Events
Government
Courthouses--California--Santa Barbara
Legal
Santa Barbara County Courthouse (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
Native Sons of the Golden West
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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