Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Access to this collection is generously supported by Haynes Foundation funds. The California Botanic Garden in Mandeville Canyon opened in 1928. The garden closed in 1935 due to financial difficulties brought on by the Great Depression. Reported in "Winners in Garden Poster Contest: Student at Otis Art Institute Awarded First Prize." Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 1928: A1. Eight Otis art students hold posters designed to promote attendance at the California Botanic Garden. Each poster has an illustration of trees or plants with the caption "Visit The California Botanic Garden." They are grouped in front of a 15 foot high granite the granite replica of the Los Angeles Times Building on the grounds of the Otis Art Institute, then located at the former home of it benefactor, Los Angeles Times founder Harrison Gray Otis (2401 Wilshire Blvd.). Text from negative sleeve: Otis Art Students standing in front of replica of 2nd Bldg bombed in 1910. Otis students.
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b&w nitrate negative
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uclamss_1429_2702 ark:/21198/zz002dchq3
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Art students--California--Los Angeles Botanical gardens--California--Los Angeles Otis Art Institute California Botanic Garden (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Times Building (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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