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Rainstorm flooding on Wilshire Blvd. in front of the Wilshire Christian Church, Los Angeles, 1927

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Title: Rainstorm flooding on Wilshire Blvd. in front of the Wilshire Christian Church, Los Angeles, 1927
Contributor: Watson, George R., 1892-1977
Orr, Robert H. (Hall), 1873-1964
Date Created and/or Issued: February 1927
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.
View of flooding on Wilshire Boulevard between S. Mariposa Avenue and Normandie Ave. during a torrential rainstorm. The Wilshire Christian Church is visible on the right.
The Wilshire Christian Church (Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 209) was designed by architect Robert H. Orr and completed in 1927. The address is 634 South Normandie Ave..
Text from negative sleeve: Floods, 1927. [handwritten:] ?
Type: Image
Format: b&w nitrate negative
Identifier: uclamss_1429_2398
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Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Storms--California--Los Angeles
Churches--California--Los Angeles
Floods--California--Los Angeles
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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