Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds. View of a temporary altar draped with a white cloth, arranged with mementos for the Olvera Street memorial service for Los Angles Times columnist, Harry Carr. The altar holds a photograph of Harry Carr, a Crucifix and rosary, two burning candles, a black wreath and three books written by Harr Carr: Old Mother Mexico (1931), The West is Still Wild (1932) and Los Angeles: City of Dreams (1935). The altar is flanked by two small tables holding potted flowers and a potted fern. In front of the altar are a potted poinsettia and a pine branch wreath. The painted prick wall behind the altar has a ledge, above which is an image of the Virgin Mary, flowers and more lit candles. A doorway with a curtain is on the left. In another photograph of this scene (image ark no. 21198/zz002hb1s5), a table with a checked table cloth suggests that the location might be a restaurant (perhaps Casa La Golondrina at 17 Olvera St., owned by Consuela De Bonzo, a Mexican community leader who spoke at the service). A table with a checked table cloth visible in another photograph of this scene suggests that the location might be a restaurant (perhaps Casa La Golondrina at 17 Olvera St., owned by Consuela De Bonzo, a Mexican community leader who spoke at the service). Text from negative sleeve: 3100. 1/13/36. Olvera Street. Doings for Harry Carr. 1-11-36.
Type
image
Format
b&w nitrate negative
Identifier
uclamss_1429_10916 ark:/21198/zz002hb1v6
Subject
Olvera Street (Los Angeles, Calif.) Memorial rites & ceremonies--California--Los Angeles Carr, Harry, 1877-1936
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