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Title
Ronald Mansbridge shows display case of rare books at Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued
July 9, 1935
1935-07-09
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.
Photograph of Ronald Mansbridge, representative of the Cambridge University Press, with the Rare Book Exhibition at the downtown Central Library of the Los Angeles Public Library. In the display case there are some photos of old portraits, some rare books, and two informational signs in English. The small paper on the top reads, “Four centuries of printing, An exhibition of books printed at the University Press, Cambridge, England,” and the large panel underneath reads, “Cambridge University Press, In Past Centuries, Books by Erasmus, Newton, Harvey, Donne, Gray, Milton, King Hames I. In recent times, Kelvin, Jebb, ‘Q’, Jeans, Eddington, Rutherford, Whitehead. 1521-1931”.
This photograph may be associated with the article, “RARE BOOKS TO BE SHOWN,” Los Angeles Times, 7 Jul. 1935: 24.
Text from negative sleeve: 1193—F. Ronald Mansbridge with Rare Book Exhibition at the Los Angeles Central Library also pix of title page of the famous Baskerville Bible 7/9/35, [Stamped:] JUL 18 1935
Handwritten on negative: F. Ronald Mansbridge with Books Exhibit—7/9/35
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_7518
ark:/21198/zz002df73t
Language
No linguistic content
English
Subject
Libraries--California--Los Angeles
Exhibitions--California--Los Angeles
Bibles
Books
Los Angeles Public Library
Cambridge University Press
Mansbridge, Ronald
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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