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. The empty room has no windows and shows seats and dividers made of wood. Photograph appears with the headline, "Postoffice Section of New Federal Building to Be Opened January 23," Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan 1939: 20. Postmaster Mary Briggs, custodian of new Federal Building, yesterday announced that postoffice section of structure will open Jan. 23. Other sections of building, including courtrooms, offices of United States Attorney and Marshal, will be in use in six or seven weeks. Handwritten on negative: 6 {illegible} Text from negative sleeve: 15446 (New Federal Bldg w/courtroom + post office within it -> photo likely taken 1-13-39 by Andrew H. Arnott (see other envs w/same) neg # see 1/10/39 article: "New Bstoffice to Open" x image on previous page [man on escalator is E.A. Stuhr, construction official] Text from newspaper caption: Installation of furniture is being rushed in courtrooms of the structure. Above is view of one of the courtrooms with its modern design.
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