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Title
Crowd watching an unidentified religious ceremony on Olvera Street, Los Angeles
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 a crowd watching an unidentified religious ceremony on Olvera Street, Los Angeles, [s.d.]. A group of young boys can be seen standing on a stage with several clergymen in the background at center. A large crowd of people, many of whom are wearing traditional Mexican clothing, can be seen around the edge of a courtyard. Light-colored adobe buildings surround the courtyard. A network of tree branches and vines can be seen overhead. At right, a mural depicting a religious scene hangs on the side of a building.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
negatives (photographic)
photographic prints
photographs
Identifier
chs-m20362 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-36239
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m20362
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-36239.jpg
Subject
Rites and ceremonies
Buildings
Clergy
Crowds
Religious facilities
Place
California
Los Angeles
Olvera Street
USA
Source
36239 [Accession number]
CHS-36239 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m15009

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