Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of the Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe, near Mexico City, Mexico,1900. The church has a tall bell tower at each front corner. The left one also serves as a clock tower. The central dome is also visible. Throngs of people clog the place in front of the church. There are numerous open air stalls for vendors as well. "The Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe near Mexico City, which contains the most sacred relic, The Indian's Tilma with the miraculous painting of the Virgin upon it. The Basilica where the Government's proclamation was recently torn down by the 17 year old heiress causing her arrest." (ca.1900?)
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 20 x 13 cm., 22 x 17 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
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