Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of the altar of the St. Vincents Catholic Church in Los Angeles, 1898. The tall, ornate altarpiece is shown at center, with a statues of priests on its second tier (the pope at left?) each flanking a painting of a man in prayer in front of a cross. Below, the altar table can be seen, a tall candle stick to the left along with two chairs. Three steps lead from the base floor to the altar.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 26 x 21 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
Churches Altars Los Angeles--Churches--Roman Catholic Los Angeles--Architecture--Churches--Roman Catholic St. Vincent's Catholic Church Religious facilities
Time Period
1898
Place
-118.26753,34.03381 -118.26658,34.0327 -118.26744,34.03167 -118.26848,34.0326 California Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles Saint Vincent's Catholic Church USA Washington Boulevard & Grand Avenue
Source
1-16-21 [Microfiche number] 2045 [Accession number] CHS-2045 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] isla id: S-4578 [Identifying number]
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