Ceremony at the Griffith Observatory, perhaps the opening and dedication, Los Angeles, 1935

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Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds., Text from negative sleeve: L.A. Parks, Griffith - observatory, View of a ceremony at the Griffith Observatory, perhaps the opening and dedication, with portable wooden benches set up in front of the observatory. Officials stand in front of the art deco bronze entrance before a small audience. The concrete area in front of the Observatory has not been landscaped yet in this image., 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.