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Oscar Lawler and Harry Chandler lunch following cornerstone laying at the Times building
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Buildings - Second - Bombing - Lawler, Oscar
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3 items: sheet with "DK/8/78" at top, with info about the other items; 50-pp. (89-138) transcription from Oscar Lawler Oral History. labeled "Chapter X: McNamara and Clarence Darrow Trials" (according to the UCLA online catalog, the oral history with Oscar Lawler was taped in 1959 and 1960); newspaper clipping of 1/4/1966, obituary of "Oscar Lawler, 90...Played prominent role in Investigation of 1910 Bombing of The Times Building."
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Laying of the cornerstone for the Los Angeles Times building
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Black and white photograph. Pictured are (L - R) F.X. Pfaffinger, Harry Chandler, Marian Otis Chandler, Jacob Baum & Norman Chandler posing at the laying of the cornerstone for 4th Los Angeles Times building, 1934. Sue Reeves Collection.
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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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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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Times Mirror Building
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