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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Originally located in the San Fernando Valley, the chapel was relocated in 1973 to St. Frances Xavier Church, located at 3801 Scott Road in Burbank. Photograph caption dated December 5, 1958 reads, "Picture taken during fierce 1955 fire in Burbank foothills shows how close brush blaze came to tiny Burbank chapel which will be visited by pilgrims Sunday during event honoring Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, first American saint of Catholic Church."
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Cabrini, Frances Xavier,--Saint,--1850-1917--Shrines Chapels--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Fires--California--Burbank (Los Angeles County) Mountains--California, Southern Verdugo Mountains (Calif.) Burbank (Los Angeles County, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs
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