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Photograph caption dated April 30, 1958 reads, "Mourners dressed in black enter Santa Rosa Catholic Church in San Fernando as police cars in foreground equipped with tear gas and shotguns wait at corner of Hewitt street and Kalisher avenue. Following requiem mass Emellino Chavez, 18, was buried at San Fernando Mission Cemetery without incident. Police had feared possible gang violence."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Santa Rosa Catholic Church (San Fernando, Calif.) Women--California--San Fernando Men--California--Los Angeles Children--California--San Fernando Funeral rites and ceremonies--California--San Fernando Burial clothing--California--San Fernando Catholic churches--California--San Fernando Church buildings--California--San Fernando Police--California--San Fernando Police vehicles--California--San Fernando Gang prevention--California--San Fernando Automobiles--California--San Fernando Crosses--California--San Fernando Dwellings--California--San Fernando Trees--California--San Fernando Wooden fences--California--San Fernando Stop signs--California--San Fernando Streets--California--San Fernando Electric lines--Poles and towers Hewitt Street (San Fernando, Calif.) Kalisher Street (San Fernando, Calif.) San Fernando (Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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