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Title supplied by cataloger. Photograph caption dated April 11, 1955 reads, "Attending church on horseback. Rev. Joseph Harris, 75, retired Methodist minister of Burbank, raises hand as he conducts Easter services for congregation on horseback. Thirty-five riders, with horses bedecked in Easter bonnets, participated in services at Church on Horseback in Sepulveda. All were dressed in blue jeans, cowboy hats and boots."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Easter service Outdoor religious services--California--Los Angeles Horseback riding--California--Los Angeles Women--California--Los Angeles Clergy--California--Los Angeles Cowboy hats Men--California--Los Angeles Horses--California--Los Angeles Sepulveda (Los Angeles, Calif.) North Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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