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Sarah Babcock kneeling next to tombstone of Sarah Otis
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Tombstone of Sarah Otis
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Color photograph of the tombstone of Sarah Otis, mother of Harrison Gray Otis. Located in Tecumseh, Nebraska. Text within shield outline reads: "Sarah, Wife of S. Otis. Died Nov. 14, 1879. Aged 81 years." Dove carved in circular imprint above text and shield outline. Surrounded by grass and shrubs. Related to Image Number 000043.
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Harrison Gray Otis and Eliza A. Otis outdoors
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Black and white photograph of Harrison Gray Otis and wife, Eliza A. Otis, outdoors, with Harrison Gray Otis standing next to a tree and hillside view with shrubs and trees in background. Both are facing forward, with full length view. Harrison Gray Otis is wearing a light colored suit and hat. Eliza A. Otis is wearing a light colored long-sleeved dress and dark hat with dark colored plume.
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Chandler, Otis - by John Babcock
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1 item: 56-pp. transcript of ABC-tv program featuring the comments of John Babcock, Otis Chandler, Ben Bagdikian, David Halberstam, Carey McWilliams, Bill Robertson, Jack Tatum, Eldon Finley, Ralph Nader, Pat Brown, John Pastier and Marshall Berges. Subjects include: Bagdikian's view that newspapers owned by big conglomerates tend to write news based on the wishes of the conglomerate -- Otis Chandler refuted that as far as Times Mirror went, indicating that the writers and editors are free to report as they see fit ; Halberstam gives his impressions of Otis--"by Chandler standards a liberal... I think he wants to do the right thing" ; Halberstam on Harrison Gray Otis, founder of what became the Times Mirror empire - "He was a bellicose man...combative, aggressive...rather fight than make a profit" ; Los Angeles Times boosterism : Los Angeles Times vs. the unions ; Halberstam on Harry Chandler - "an economic tycoon (who) wanted power" ; how Harrison Gray Otis and later Harry Chandler amassed the money and power that carried forward the Times Mirror "empire" ; Owens River aqueduct ; real estate dealings ; Tejon Ranch ; Otis C. on extended Chandler stockholders - "They're very unhappy with me sometimes" ; Halberstam on Dorothy Chandler - "considered the radical liberal within the (extended Chandler) family" ; development of Downtown and the Music Center ; objectivity of Los Angeles Times.
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View of terrain around Milflores, Spanish-style home of Harrison Gray Otis
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Black and white photograph of view of terrain around Milflores, Harrison Gray Otis' Spanish-style home in the San Fernando Valley. Shrubs in foreground, hills and valley in background. Partial view of road running through center of photo.
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Former residence of Harrison Gray Otis in Santa Barbara
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Black and white print of photograph of the Santa Barbara house occupied by Harrison Gray Otis' family between 1876 and 1880, at corner of Gutierrez and Santa Barbara Streets. Low wire fence surrounding property in foreground, shrubs/overgrown climbing vines, various trees visible in background.
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View of landscape near Milflores, Spanish-style home of Harrison Gray Otis
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Black and white photograph of landscape view, facing north, near Milflores, Harrison Gray Otis' Spanish-style home in the San Fernando Valley. View of structures scattered in background, including house and grain silos, with mountains beyond. "Kopec LA, 25" written on right corner of photo. Trees and shrubs visible in foreground. Gray line running down length of photo to left of print.
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