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Title
Oldest Bible in county
Alternative Title
Valley Times Photo Collection
Creator
Dean, Gordon
Contributor
This project was supported in whole or in part by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian
Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation and Photo Friends
Date Created and/or Issued
1957
Contributing Institution
Los Angeles Public Library
Collection
Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description
Photograph caption dated September 28, 1957 reads "Mrs. Carl W. Mertens, of 15555 Del Gado Dr., Sherman Oaks, proudly displays oldest Bible in Los Angeles County. It is Latin version and dates back to 1481. She values it at $2,000."
Type
image
Format
1 photographic print :b&w ;17 x 11 cm.
Photographic prints
Identifier
00122115
Valley Times Collection
HCNVT_d026_f18_i27
CARL0005400688
http://173.196.26.125/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/54471
Subject
Bible
Women--California--Los Angeles
Chairs--California--Los Angeles
Lamps--California--Los Angeles
Interiors--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles)
Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Valley Times Collection photographs

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