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Fountain in front of the century-and-a-half-old Mission San Fernando becomes a play area for youngsters

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Title: Fountain in front of the century-and-a-half-old Mission San Fernando becomes a play area for youngsters
Alternative Title: Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator: Brich, George
Contributor: This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued: 1962
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information: Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description: Photograph was edited for publication purposes
Mission San Fernando Rey de Espan~a (originally La Misio´n del Sen~or Fernando, Rey de Espan~a) was the seventeenth mission built in Alto California. It was built in a quadrangle, similar to other missions. Founded by father Fermi´n Lasue´n on September 8, 1797 in Mission Hills, it is located on the former settlement of Encino Rancho. In 1999 is was added to the National Register of Historic Places-Building #71001076. It has also been dedicated as California Historic Landmark #157. It continues to serve as a parish church.
Photograph caption dated March 16, 1962 reads, "Splashing in the Brand Park fountain, left to right, are: Jim Jones, Alan Rackerby and Tommy Ferrara, all 10."; See images #00119816 through #00119819 for all photos in this series.
Type: image
Format: 1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier: 00119816
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d023_f22_i6
CARL0005382735
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/52699
Subject: San Fernando, Rey de Espan~a (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.)
Missions, Spanish--California--Los Angeles
Boys--California--Los Angeles
Fountains--California--Mission Hills (Los Angeles)
Arches--California--Los Angeles
Play--California--Los Angeles
Brickwork--California--Los Angeles
California Historical Landmarks
Mission Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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