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Description
Photograph of the Historic penance bell at the Plaza Church, Los Angeles, ca.1890. The bell hangs from a long metal rod supported by a folding wooden ladder standing on a boardwalk on the Mission grounds. Part of the exterior corridor of a one-story adobe building is visible behind the group. A tree and several small plants grow in the courtyard at left. An inscription on the bell is illegible. "This bell (known as the Penance Bell) was given by Henry Delano Fitch as a forfeit for his transgression when he defied the civic and eclesiastical authorities and eloped with Josefa Carillo, a Spanish California lady -- the first elopement of California -- 1829."
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 22 x 17 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
Churches, Catholic Monasticism and religious orders Bells Plaza Church Los Angeles City--Plaza--Architecture--Churches--Plaza Church Mission Los Angeles Religious facilities
Time Period
circa 1890
Place
California Los Angeles Main Street USA
Source
3870 [Accession number] CHS-3870 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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