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 exterior of the First Congregational Church on the southeast corner of Third Street and Hill Street, ca.1890. The building has a sharp spire rising from a square tower on the corner. The adjacent buildings (commercial and residential) are visible. Stretching over the street in the foreground are utility lines. A horse-drawn carriage is parked at the curb at right. Two pedestrians are on the sidewalk in front and to the side of the church. A woman is kneeling near the curb across the street near two utility poles in the foreground. Streetcar rails round the corner at right. Legible signs include: "The Scholl Ground Floor Gallery, S. Bros.", "Bartlett's Music House", "Hill St., [...]rd St.", "The cars stop".... It was dedicated on 16 May 1883. The pastor was A.G. Wells. It was sold to the Central Baptist Church nd later bought by the First Utilitarian Church. Streetscape. Horizontal photography.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 22 x 17 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
Churches First Congregational Church LA (LA)--Churches Los Angeles--Churches--Congregational Los Angeles--Architecture--Churches--Congregational Religious facilities
Time Period
circa 1890
Place
-118.24825,34.05209 -118.24789,34.05169 -118.24823,34.0512 -118.24855,34.05166 California Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles Old First Congregational Church Third Street & Hill Streets USA
Source
1-5-7 [Microfiche number] 1712 [Accession number] CHS-1712 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] isla id: S-4528 [Identifying number]
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