US UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. One of the cornerstones of the old County Courthouse, which was located on the corner of Temple and Broadway, was opened to reveal a box from 1888 when the foundation was laid. Among the contents was an eight-page issue of the Los Angeles Times. The ceremony was led by Marshall Stimson, president of the Historical Society of Southern California, and Joseph Mesmer, president of the Pioneer Society. A different photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, “Courthouse Seal Opened,” Los Angeles Times, 13 May 1936: A1, 5. A portion of the large crowd gathered among the rubble of the old County Courthouse as an unidentified man makes an announcement regarding the unveiling of the cornerstone's contents. The archway, partially obscured by debris, and the Los Angeles County Hall of Records can be seen in the background. Text from negative sleeve: 4787—Opening Old Court House cornerstone
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_14020 ark:/21198/zz002j7j0k
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Cornerstones--California--Los Angeles Crowds--California--Los Angeles
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