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Los Angeles State Normal School, 1886
Established in 1881, the Los Angeles State Normal School was the teacher-training institution that, under the direction of Ernest C. Moore, became the Southern Branch of the University of California in 1919. The building in the photograph stood on the downtown location of the present-day Los Angeles Public Library. In 1914, the Los Angeles State Normal School relocated to a lager site on North Vermont Avenue.
Foxley, E. A.
Thelner and Louise Hoover Photographic Collection
Hurdlers, c.1927
Track and field hurdlers compete in an event likely held on the North Vermont Avenue UCLA campus.
Hoover, Thelner Barton (UCLA 1930)
Models of Bridge and first four buildings, c.1927
This model of the Westwood campus' Bridge and first four buildings was prepared by A. E. Davie, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings. From L to R: The Library (Powell Library), Physics-Biology Building (Humanities Building), Royce Hall, and Chemistry Building (Haines Hall).
Models of Bridge and first four buildings with A. E. Davie, c.1927
A. E. Davie, Superintendent of Grounds and Buildings, sits beside the model he prepared of the Westwood campus' earliest buildings and surrounding terrain.
Bridge at Westwood campus under construction, 1927
The arroyo bridge was the first structure completed on the new campus. The arroyo was filled in 1947 creating Dickson Court (North and South). The Bridge, now buried up to its neck, remains today as Dickson Court Bridge.
Groundbreaking at Westwood Campus, 1927
UCLA notables gather for groundbreaking ceremony on the new Westwood campus. Elizabeth Janss is seen in the foreground being helped onto the bulldozer.
Photograph used in "California of the Southland", page 30.
Bridge at Westwood Campus, 1927
Vermont Avenue campus - Push ball contest, c.1928
Male students engage in a push ball contest on the Vermont Avenue campus. The occasion is likely the Frosh-Soph Brawl, a Fall tradition that pits freshmen against sophomores. The Los Angeles State Normal School moved to this twenty-five acre site on North Vermont Avenue near downtown Los Angeles in September 1914, where it became the Southern Branch of the University of California in July 1919. After a name change to the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1927, the university moved to its present location in Westwood in the May 1929.
Physics-Biology Building (Humanities Building) with Royce Hall in background, c.1928
The facade of Royce Hall is just visible through the outer wall of the west side of the Physics-Biology Building (Kinsey Hall, subsequently Humanities Building). Both buildings are in their final stage of construction.
Royce Hall under construction, c.1928
Photographed from the Physics Biology Building (Humanities Building), the south side (front) of the nearly completed Josiah Royce Hall rises against the Santa Monica Mountains.
Chemistry Building (Haines Hall) model, c.1928
Oriented to show the building's east side and placed outdoors with a Westwood Hills home sales advertisement in the background.
Royce Hall auditorium under construction, 1928
Josiah Royce Hall auditorium as it appeared midway through construction.
Oriented to show the building's west side and placed outdoors with a Westwood Hills home sales advertisement in the background.
Vermont Avenue campus - Ernest C. Moore before Millspaugh Hall, c.1928
Photographed used in "UCLA on the Move", page 14.
Physics-Biology Building (Humanities Building) viewed from Library (Powell Library), c.1928
Photographed from the Library (Powell Library), the west side of the Physics-Biology Building (Kinsey Hall, subsequently Humanities Building) is shown in the final stages of construction.
Football player posing, c.1928
An unidentified football player in practice gear strikes a pose. The location is likely the North Vermont Avenue UCLA campus.
Female students engage in a push ball contest on the Vermont Avenue campus. The Los Angeles State Normal School moved to this twenty-five acre site on North Vermont Avenue near downtown Los Angeles in September 1914, where it became the Southern Branch of the University of California in July 1919. After a name change to the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1927, the university moved to its present location in Westwood in the May 1929.
Physics Biology Building (Humanities Building) model, c.1928
Oriented to show the building's east side and placed outdoors with a Westwood Hills home sales advertisement in the background. The Physics Biology Building was renamed Kinsey Hall and is today known as the Humanities Building.