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Title
Earthquake damaged cathedral in Quezaltenango, Guatemala, ca. 1943
Creator
Unknown
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1943
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Rights Information
Maryknoll Mission Archives
Maryknoll Mission Archives, P.O. Box 305, Maryknoll, N.Y. 10545-0305; http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/
archives@maryknoll.org ; http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/?page_id=1669
http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/?page_id=17
http://maryknollmissionarchives.org/?page_id=1917 ; Maryknoll Mission Archives.
Description
Photograph of the "facade of the old cathedral of Quezaltenango destroyed by earthquakes." Elaborate carvings and seven statues decorate the facade. A car and a group of people can be seen in the plaza in front of the catherdral. The cross-topped tower of another church can be seen through the second story window.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph: b&w
9 x 6.5 cm
photographs
Identifier
impa-m64962 [Legacy record ID]
MFB-Guatemala-06-005
http://doi.org/10.25549/impa-m64962
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/MFB-Guatemala-06-005.jpg
Subject
Churches
Damage
General views
Time Period
circa 1943
Place
Guatemala
North and Central America
Quezaltenango
Source
MFB/Guatemala/06/005 [File]
Relation
International Mission Photography Archive, ca.1860-ca.1960
Maryknoll Mission Archives
Photographs of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, Maryknoll, New York, 1912-1945
impa-m338

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