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Title
Olvera Street, Los Angeles, Calif
Creator
Plunkett, Bob
Date Created and/or Issued
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Photographs
Rights Information
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Description
Image of two women kneeling at a sculpture of Mary housed in a cabinet on Olvera Street in Los Angeles, California. The women are dressed in Mexican dresses and are holding sombreros. The words "Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles" are painted beneath the cabinet.
"Olvera Street, Los Angeles, Calif." and "100"--text, on negative. Title transcribed from negative; date devised by cataloger based on history of Olvera street which was previously known as El Paseo de Los Angeles starting in 1930. These women are seen in related items.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Extent
1 photograph : film negative ; sheet 17.4 x 12.4 cm
Identifier
photCL_555
488026
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15150coll2/id/17788
Subject
Olvera Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Devotional objects
Ethnic costume
Religious art
Statues
Photographs. (aat)
Place
Los Angeles (Calif.)
Source
Photographs, Huntington Digital Library

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