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Title
Dedication ceremony for the Jewish Orphans Home in Huntington Park, ca.1912
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1912
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
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
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Description
Photograph of the dedication ceremony for the Jewish Orphans Home in Huntington Park, ca.1912. There are two buildings visible: at left is a large, two story adobe structure with large rectangular windows on the bottom floor and arched windows on the top, while at left is a smaller building of similar architectural style. Both buildings have terracotta tile roofs. A large formation of chairs is arranged in front of the buildings at center. Standing near these chairs is a giant mass of people standing and facing the building.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : transparency, b&w
26 x 21 cm.
transparencies
photographs
Identifier
chs-m1835
USC-1-1-1-1887 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-11080
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m1835
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-11080.jpg
Subject
Jewish Orphans Home
Los Angeles--Architecture--Orphanages
Orphans
Orphanages
Rites and ceremonies
Religious facilities
Time Period
circa 1912
Place
California
Huntington Park
Los Angeles
USA
Source
1-16-68 [Microfiche number]
11080 [Accession number]
CHS-11080 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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