Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. Photograph of unidentified school children kneeling to pray to Mary, mother of Jesus. In front of them is an Alter decorated with flowers, a statue of Mary, and candles. The school children, presumably girls, wear veils and school uniforms. In the background there are gothic archways, which are characteristic of the architecture of Catholic cathedrals. Text from negative sleeve: 15087—Mother Cabrini Villa, nun, Mother Frances—Xavier Cabrini first American citizen beatified by Cath. Church (west of Burbank). This photograph may be associated with the article, “THOUSAND CATHOLIC STUDENTS CELEBRATE MISSION SUNDAY,” Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 1938: 11.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_11805 ark:/21198/zz002h8n7p
Subject
Prayer--California--Los Angeles Children--California--Los Angeles Catholic churches--California--Los Angeles Cathedral of Saint Vibiana (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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