This collection includes approximately 40,000 photographs by commercial photographer Ralph Morris, who worked in the Los Angeles area from 1939-1981. His advertising and industrial clients included department stores, restaurants, the automobile and petroleum industries as well as business executives. Also included is the Luckhaus Studio collection of architecture, fashion, the movie industry, sports and street scenes, images which Morris obtained in 1939. Aerial view of the observatory and planetarium, with the surrounding Griffith Park. The view is from the southwest and also shows the parking lot and snack bar. Built in 1935. Architects: John C. Austin and Frederick M. Ashley.
Griffith Observatory Observatories--California--Los Angeles Griffith Park (Los Angeles, Calif.) Austin, John C. W.(John Corneby Wilson),1870-1963 Ashley, Frederick M
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