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Laying of the cornerstone for the Los Angeles Times building



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  • Harry Chandler posed with cake at the 50th anniversary of the Los Angeles Times

    Harry Chandler posed with cake at the 50th anniversary of the Los Angeles Times

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    Black and white photograph of Harry Chandler posed with large Times cake at the 50th anniversary of the newspaper. (L-R) Harry Chandler, Ralph Trueblood, Jacob Baum, F.X. Pfaffinger.

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  • Mr. & Mrs. Harry Chandler with employees on the roof of the Times building

    Mr. & Mrs. Harry Chandler with employees on the roof of the Times building

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    Black and white photograph of Mr. & Mrs. Harry Chandler (seated at center), posing with about thirty Times employees, including Norman Chandler and F.X. Pfaffinger, on the Times roof with Los Angeles City Hall in the background.

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  • Harry Chandler's 80th birthday celebration

    Harry Chandler's 80th birthday celebration

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    Marian Otis Chandler, F.X. Pfaffinger and Harry Chandler seated at dining table on the occasion of Mr. Chandler's 80th birthday. Ruth Crocker Collection.

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  • Photo montage of laying of Los Angeles Times building cornerstone

    Photo montage of laying of Los Angeles Times building cornerstone

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    Black and white photo montage including two smaller images superimposed over a larger background photo. The larger photo shows the audience listening to Colonel Tom Fitch giving principal address at laying of Los Angeles Times building cornerstone in 1911. Smaller inset on left shows John P. Krempel, architect, on left and Carl Leonardt, contractor, handling "time capsule" box. Cut-out photo to right is of publisher Harrison Gray Otis in profile. Photo has written text on top border, with white and gray paint around specific areas, with some pencil lines drawn around outlines of objects.

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  • Oscar Lawler and Harry Chandler lunch  following cornerstone laying at the Times building

    Oscar Lawler and Harry Chandler lunch following cornerstone laying at the Times building

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    Black and white photograph. (L to R) Oscar Lawler and Harry Chandler at a luncheon atop Times-Mirror building following the cornerstone laying at the Times building.

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  • Harry Chandler with others at a party at the Times building

    Harry Chandler with others at a party at the Times building

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    Black and white photograph. (L to R) Ben Cardell, Sim W. Crabill, F.X. Pfaffinger, A.B. Dodge and Harry Chandler at Mr. Chandler's party at the Times building. Paul Bertness Collection.

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