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Description
Order Number
00077072
Title
Los
Angeles
Public
Library
walk-a-thon
,
view
1
Collection ID
Los Angeles Public Library Institutional Collection
Location/Accession
LAPL_IPC_b034_f4
;
S-008-182.1
4x5
Date
1986
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
;15
x
25
cm
. on
sheet
21
x
26
cm
.
Notes
Title
supplied
by
cataloger
.
Historical Data
Central
Library
,
located
at
630
W
.
5th
Street
in
downtown
Los
Angeles
, was
designed
by
architects
Bertram
G
.
Goodhue
and
Carlton
M
.
Winslow
.
Constructed
between
1922-1926
,
it
was
designed
to
mimic
the
architecture
of
ancient
Egypt
,
complete
with a
tiled
mosaic
pyramid
tower
and
many
beautiful
murals
throughout
.
Tragic
fires
in
1986
destroyed
part
of the
building
along
with
20
percent
of the
library's
collection
,
prompting
a
closure
for
6
years
while
restoration
took
place
. The
renovation
was
completed
in
1993
, and the
library
reopened
on
October
3
,
1993
. The
Los
Angeles
Public
Library
is
the
third
largest
public
library
in the
United
States
in
terms
of
books
and
periodical
holdings
,
boasting
over
6
million
volumes
.
It
was
added
to the
National
Register
of
Historical
Places
in
1970
-
Building
#70000136
.
Description
View
1
:
View
shows
several
canopies
which
were
set
up
on the
parking
lot
of the
Los
Angeles
Public
Library
by the
numerous
sponsors
that
ran
a "
Save
the
Books
Walk-a-thon
"
donation
drive
, in
order
to
help
raise
money
for the
library
months
after
a
devastating
fire
destroyed
thousands
of
books
.
Numerous
people
can
be
seen
walking
around
,
some
with
numbered
'
bibs
'
attached
to their
chests
. A
hot-air
balloon
with the "
K-Earth
101
"
logo
is
visible
behind
the
canopies
on the
left
.
Subject
Central Library (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Los Angeles Public Library.
KRTH (Radio station : Los Angeles, Calif.).
Library fund raising--California--Los Angeles.
Walk-a-thons--California--Los Angeles.
Libraries--California--Los Angeles.
Goodhue, Bertram Grosvenor,1869-1924.
Winslow, Carlton M.
Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Format
Photographic prints
Reproduction Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at
http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name
Los Angeles Public Library Institutional Photo Collection
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