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Title
Firefighters attend the fire destroying the First Baptist Church of Hollywood, Hollywood, 1935
Date Created and/or Issued
May 3, 1935
1935-05-03
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
Description
Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
Similar photograph appears in the article, "Church Destroyed in $100,000 Hollywood Fire - Spring Festivals Begin." Los Angeles Times, 4 May 1935: 16.
Related to the articles, "Church Prey to Flames. Loss Placed at $100,000. Hollywood's First Baptist Razed and Three Hurt Fighting Blaze." Los Angeles Times, 4 May 1935: A1, and "Tent Will Be Temple. First Baptist Congregation, Undaunted by Disaster, to Carry on Today." Los Angeles Times, 5 May 1935: 14.
View of the interior of the First Baptist Church of Hollywood following a devastating fire. Firemen continue to hose down the building. Undaunted by the fire that happened on a Friday, members of the church raised a large tent beside the ruins to conduct regular service the following Sunday.
Newspaper caption of near identical image: Interior of Church After Flames Subsided. View of the interior of the First Baptist Church of Hollywood, considered one of the finest in the film capital, after firemen had quenched the flames yesterday morning. Fire fighters were handicapped by a strong wind which fanned the blaze. More than 4000 persons saw the fire. [Los Angeles Times, 4 May 1935: 16]
Text from negative sleeve: Fires, First Baptist Church, Hollywood.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_2301
ark:/21198/zz002dd89z
Language
No linguistic content
Subject
Churches--California--Los Angeles
Fire fighters--California--Los Angeles
Ruins--California--Los Angeles
Fires--California--Los Angeles
Fire fighting--California--Los Angeles
Firefighting equipment--California--Los Angeles
First Baptist Church (Hollywood, Calif.)
Source
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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