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Description
Photograph of an exterior view of the Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, located at Main Street and Second Street, ca.1888. The large, neo-Classical cathedral is shown at center, with other, commercial buildings at its left. Several statues protrude from the church's roof, along with two spired steeples. The façade shown has two unadorned pediments, a rose window, and a balustraded railing along the lower roofline. Pedestrians and horse-drawn buggies stand on the sidewalk and street in front of the cathedral. Legible signs, from left to right, include: "Los Angeles [B]usiness College. Southern California College of Law", "H. Mathews. Paints. Sherwin-Wi[...]. Pure K[...]", "Scriver & Quinn. Paints, Varnishes, Glass & [...]".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photonegative, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
Churches Horses Carriages Los Angeles--Churches--Roman Catholic Los Angeles--Architecture--Churches--Roman Catholic Sherwin-Williams Paint St. Vibiana's Cathedral Religious facilities Roadways
Time Period
circa 1888
Place
-118.24362,34.05102 -118.24294,34.05024 -118.24348,34.04975 -118.24435,34.05049 California College of Law Los Angeles Business College P.H. Mathews Paints Saint Vibiana's Cathedral Scriver & Quinn Paints and Varnishes California Los Angeles Main Street & 2nd Street USA
Source
1-16- [Microfiche number] 31197 [Accession number] CHS-31197 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] isla id: S-4569 [Identifying number]
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