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Description
Photograph of Saint Athanasius Episcopal Church, the first Protestant House of Worship erected in Los Angeles, 1864, on southwest corner of Temple Street and New High Street. The Reverend Mr. Messenger is standing in doorway of the church. Also present are a few members of the congregation and a dog. The simple one-story brick building is viewed from a yard area behind a picket fence.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photoprint, photoprint, b&w 25 x 20 cm. negatives (photographic) photographs
Churches Los Angeles--Churches--Episcopal Los Angeles--Architecture--Churches--Episcopal Messenger St. Athanasius Episcopal Church Religious facilities
Time Period
1864
Place
-118.24234,34.05549 -118.24178,34.05484 -118.24233,34.0541 -118.24305,34.05484 California Downtown Los Angeles Los Angeles Saint Athanasius Episcopal Church Temple Street & New High Street USA
Source
1-15-15 [Microfiche number] 359 [Accession number] CHS-359 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity] isla id: S-4512 [Identifying number]
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