Griffith Observatory, exterior view during construction, Los Angeles, circa 1934-1935

Title: Griffith Observatory, exterior view during construction, Los Angeles, circa 1934-1935
Architect: Ashley, Frederick M., 1887-1963
Austin, John C. W. (John Corneby Wilson), 1870-1963
Date Created: [circa 1934-1935]
Date: 1934/1935
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description: The Griffith Observatory was created using a design developed by architects John C. Austin and Frederick M. Ashley based on preliminary sketches by Russell W. Porter.
Exterior view towards the front of the Griffith Observatory before the completion of the landscaping, from the north-west. The original concrete surface is visible; consistent with other similar architecture of the day, the Observatory's concrete walls were left unpainted in the 1930s and 1940s.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: L.A. Parks, Griffith - observatory

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
exterior views
news photographs
Names: Griffith Observatory
Longitude: 34.118586
Latitude: -118.300608
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Science
Landmarks
Government
Astronomical observatories--California--Los Angeles
Planetaria--California--Los Angeles
Education

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_6066
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002cw6s3
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Rights Country: US
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
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