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Description
SAN GABRIEL MISSION TO CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY-"Blessing of the Animals" will be part of the four-day Fiesta de San Gabriel beginning Sept. 2. Here, Fr. Bernard O'Connor, mission pastor, rehearses Virginia Martinez, fiesta queen; Patricia Hernandez, with her mynah bird, and Joe Vargas, with his pet turtle. The mission is 189 years old.
Type
image
Format
b&w negative
Identifier
uclalat_1429_b439_205314 ark:/21198/zz0002qx56
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Religion Catholic Church--Liturgy Benediction Prayers for animals Mexican American Catholics Catholic Church--Clergy Animals Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.)--Anniversaries, etc
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection OpenUCLA Collections
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