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Know Your City No.74 Statue of Don Felipe de Neve in the Old Plaza Los Angeles, 1956

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Title: Know Your City No.74 Statue of Don Felipe de Neve in the Old Plaza Los Angeles, 1956
Date Created and/or Issued: January 30, 1956
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4725
Description: ANSWER: It is the statue of Don Felipe de Neve, generally recognized as the founder of El Pueblo Nuestra Senora la Reina de Los Angeles. The statue, erected by Parlor 247 of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, stands in the Old Plaza.
KNOW YOUR CITY, NO.74 -- this is a pretty famous fellow. (Naturally -- otherwise, would they erect his statue?) All you have to figure out is who he is, plus where this statue stands. Cinch if you know Los Angeles history. Answer Page 17, Part 1.
Type: Image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b257_95950CS-1
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Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Statues--California--Los Angeles
Landmarks
El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Neve, Felipe de, 1724-1784--Statues
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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