California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

Three bells in the Los Angeles Plaza Church tower, cast by Paul Revere's apprentice George Holbrook for the Plaza Church, ca.1910

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Three bells in the Los Angeles Plaza Church tower, cast by Paul Revere's apprentice George Holbrook for the Plaza Church, ca.1910

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Photograph of three bells in the Los Angeles Plaza Church tower, cast by Paul Revere's apprentice George Holbrook for the Plaza Church, ca.1910. From the rear. Sidewalks, trees, and people can be seen in the plaza, which is visible below through one of the tower openings. The bells bear inscriptions (illegible in this perspective).; "Across the street from the Plaza and to the west is the Old Plaza Church (535 Main St.), first established in 1784 as a chapel. The oldest religious structure in Los Angeles, this 1822 building is also known as the Church of Our Lady the Queen of the Angels. Originally built as a simple adobe by Franciscan Padres with the labor of local Native American Indians, it took an additional 40 years to construct the whole church. This Catholic Church now features some fine modern additions, including a tile mosaic of The Annunciation, created by artist Isabel Piczek in 1981. The interior displays ornate designs of wrought iron and gold leaf. A collection of religious canvases adorn the alter, and murals grace the ceilings. Today, Our Lady Queen of Angels serves as an active church of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles." -- unknown author.

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Title Three bells in the Los Angeles Plaza Church tower, cast by Paul Revere's apprentice George Holbrook for the Plaza Church, ca.1910

Subject Bells (lcsh), buildings (adlf), Churches, Catholic (lcsh), Hollbrook, George (subject), Los Angeles -- Plaza #5 -- Architecture -- Churches -- Plaza Church -- 2 of 2 (file heading), Missions -- Bells (file heading), Plaza Church (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), Main Street (roadway), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1910

Type images

Format 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w ; 22 x 17 cm. (aacr2), glass plate negatives (format), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1910

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Access Conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given

Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m3862

Identifier 1925 (accession number), CHS-1925 (call number), CHS-1925 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-5318 (legacy record id), chs-m3862 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-14074 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-3949 (legacy record id), 1-14- (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 5318

Unique identifier UC119211

Legacy Identifier CHS-1925.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 14.5 in × 18.9 in at 300dpi
36.8 cm × 48.0 cm at 300dpi

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Title Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

Description The nearly 15,000 unique photographs of this collection contain the work of C.C. Pierce which cover the Los Angeles region city, street and architectural views, California Missions, Southwestern Native Americans, and turn-of-century Nevada, Arizona, and California. Pierce, active from 1886 to 1940, was one of the leading photographers of his day and amassed a collection of 15,000 images, including his own and those bought and copied from his contemporaries, George Wharton James and Charles Puck. The James collection contains over 2,000 images of portraits, customs, ceremonies, arts, and games of various groups of Southwestern Native Americans.

Date Created 1860/1960

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