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Mayor John C. Porter seals time capsule during building dedication, Los Angeles, 1932

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Title: Mayor John C. Porter seals time capsule during building dedication, Los Angeles, 1932
Date Created and/or Issued: 1932
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.
John C. Porter, center, smooths concrete with a trowel to seal a time capsule inside of a building. An unidentified man stands on the other side of the opening and a crowd is seen behind him.
Text from negative sleeve: PORTER, JOHN C. X (a few being cleaned) Box 28
Type: image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_11304
ark:/21198/zz002h99xn
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Mayors--California--Los Angeles
Building dedications--California--Los Angeles
Porter, John C. (John Clinton), 1871-1959
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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