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Photograph was edited for publication purposes; Photograph was composited in publication. The church was bdesigned by Daniel Elliott and built by T-S Construction. Photograph caption dated March 7, 1960 reads, "Crane lifts 6,545-pound church bell - largest in Southern California - into position at top of 100-foot tower of St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church, Moorpark street and Dixie Canyon avenue, Sherman Oaks. Bell was cast by John Taylor Co. at Loughborough, England, and is five feet, two inches in diameter and four by nine feet high."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 21 cm. Photographic prints
Saint Francis de Sales Parish (Los Angeles, Calif.) Church bells--California--Los Angeles Bell towers--California--Los Angeles Cranes, derricks, etc.--California--Los Angeles Catholic churches--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Church buildings--California--Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles) Sherman Oaks (Los Angeles, Calif.) Valley Times Collection photographs Elliott, Daniel
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