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 Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of an exterior view of the front of the Plaza Church, Los Angeles, ca.1900-1909. A road can be seen across the foreground, while the church can be seen at center on the far side of the road. A wire fence and palm trees can be seen to the right of the church, while tall buildings are visible behind and to the left of the church. A water tower can be seen. Vines grow on the right side of the church, and three bells hang near the ceiling at left. A trolley can be seen at left, a cyclist and a pedestrian are visible just to the right of the church, and a horse pulling a carriage or wagon is visible at right. Legible signs include: "Yogue Nail Polish", "[...]Co.", "Baby Food", and "[...] Brunsw[...] Wholesa[...]". Back of photoprint reads "Oldest church in S.A.".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w 7 x 10 cm. photographic prints photographs
Churches, Catholic Los Angeles--Plaza #4--Architecture--Churches--Plaza Church--1 of 2 Los Angeles--Churches--Roman Catholic Plaza Church Religious facilities
Time Period
circa 1900/1909
Place
California Los Angeles Main Street USA
Source
44559 [Accession number] CHS-44559 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] unidentified no: 41708 [Identifying number]
If you're wondering about permissions and what you can do with this item, a good starting point is the "rights information" on this page. See our terms of use for more tips.
Share your story
Has Calisphere helped you advance your research, complete a project, or find something meaningful? We'd love to hear about it; please send us a message.
