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Bishop Nekona raises her palms to the sky as Sister Muriel watches in the ruins of the headquarters of Fountain of the World, 1958

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Title: Bishop Nekona raises her palms to the sky as Sister Muriel watches in the ruins of the headquarters of Fountain of the World, 1958
Date Created and/or Issued: December 11, 1958
1958-12-11
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) 825-4988
Description: Image that accompanies captions in print is 114115l-1.
Photographer: Neil Clemans
A bomb destroyed the sect's house in Box Canyon, near Chatsworth and Simi Valley, killing 11, including leader Krishna Venta.
LA Times caption: TELLS OF BLAST - Bishop Nekona of Fountain of the World sect raises hands toward sky as she describes flames pouring from rubble of the bombed building. Listening to her story is Sister Muriel.
Daily Mirror caption: 'FLAMES WENT UP ALL AROUND, LIKE THIS' - Bishop Nekona gestures, tells Sister Muriel of fire.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: b367_114115l-3
ark:/21198/zz001408v5
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: People
Disaster
Bombings--California
Religion
Bishops
Ruins--California--1950-1960
Cults--California--Ventura County
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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