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Title: La Verne College building
Alternative Title: Works Progress Administration Photo Collection
Creator: Burt, Burton O
Date Created and/or Issued: Circa 1938
Publication Information: Federal Writers' Project
Contributing Institution: Los Angeles Public Library
Collection: Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection
Rights Information: Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Description: Exterior view of Founders' Hall, La Verne College.; In 1891, German Baptist Brethren purchased the former Lordsburg Hotel in the community then called Lordsburg and started Lordsburg College. In 1917, the name of the community was changed to La Verne, Calif. and the college to La Verne College. In 1978 La Verne College became the University of La Verne and is located at 1950 3rd Street.
Type: image
Format: 1 photograph :b&w
Photographic prints
Identifier: 00065859
Works Progress Administration Collection
WPA 2403 4x5
CARL0000071103
http://cdm16703.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photos/id/2156
Subject: La Verne College
Universities and colleges--California--La Verne
College buildings--California--La Verne
La Verne (Calif.)
Works Progress Administration Collection photographs

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