Skip to main content

Image / Van Nuys High School columns after demolition, 1934

Have a question about this item?

Item information. View source record on contributor's website.

Title
Van Nuys High School columns after demolition, 1934
Date Created and/or Issued
July 31, 1934
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 Haynes Foundation funds.
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
This photograph appears with the article, "Famous Columns Razed," Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 1934: 7
Text from newspaper caption: It Looks Like Ruins of Rome--but It's Van Nuys! The stately Grecian columns of Van Nuys High School are shown just before and just after their final destructive collapse yesterday. The columns, which had been photographed and filmed many times, were torn down along with the rest of the building in the school board's program of reconstruction.
Text from negative sleeve: California Van Nuys High School
Handwritten note from negative sleeve: (just before and just after Grecian [illegible] entrance fell while building being razed) 7/31/1934 Welles
Type
Image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_10992
ark:/21198/zz002h8xtb
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Demolition--California--Los Angeles
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

About the collections in Calisphere

Learn more about the collections in Calisphere. View our statement on digital primary resources.

Copyright, permissions, and use

If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.

Share your story

Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.

Explore related content on Calisphere: