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Order Number	00075823
Title	Wrigley Field tower dedication
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Stadiums-Wrigley Field; A-003-737 4x5
Date	1926
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	The tower of Wrigley Field contained the Angels's offices and memorialized baseball players who were killed in World War I. The plaque shown is now on Santa Catalina Island, where the Angels held spring training.
Description	Judge Kenesaw M. Landis speaks during the dedication ceremony of the 9-story tower at Wrigley Field in early 1926, a few months after the park opened in September 1925. The plaque seen on the left reads"This tower was erected by Wm. Wrigley, Jr. in honor of the baseball players who gave or risked their lives in the defence [of this country] in the [Great] World War Jan. 15, 1925."
Subject	Landis, Kenesaw Mountain,--1866-1944. Wrigley Field (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Angels (Baseball team). Building dedications--California--Los Angeles. Baseball fields--California--Los Angeles. Baseball--California--Los Angeles. Sports facilities--California--Los Angeles.
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	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection