California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Birdseye view of the Plaza Church in Los Angeles, March 17, 1960

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Birdseye view of the Plaza Church in Los Angeles, March 17, 1960

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Photograph of a birdseye view of the Plaza Church in Los Angeles, March 17, 1960. The old adobe church is in the foreground at center. It is a large rectangular building with a big courtyard at center. Many archways can be seen around its perimeter, and it roof is made from terracotta tiles. Many cars are parked near the church in the foreground. Union Station can be seen in the distance at right and is identified by its large tower. There is another large building with two domed towers in the background at left, and a massive cylindrical structure is visible at center. Other buildings are densely packed into the scene. The back of the photoprint reads "March 17-1960. Photo of Fr. Victor Mar[...] C[...]".

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Title Birdseye view of the Plaza Church in Los Angeles, March 17, 1960

Subject Churches, Catholic (lcsh), cities (adlf), Los Angeles -- Plaza #2 -- General views -- 1880 to 1961 (file heading), Los Angeles City -- Plaza -- Architecture -- Churches -- Plaza Church (file heading), Plaza Church (subject), Plazas (lcsh)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

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

Temporal Subject 1960-03-17

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photonegative, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), negatives (photographic) (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection)

Date Created 1960-03-17

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-m3833

Identifier 14490 (accession number), CHS-14490 (call number), CHS-14490 (filename), chs-m15009 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-5306 (legacy record id), chs-m3833 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-3920 (legacy record id), 1-14- (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 5306

Unique identifier UC119161

Legacy Identifier CHS-14490.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 19.6 in × 16.0 in at 300dpi
49.8 cm × 40.7 cm at 300dpi

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Title California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960

Description The California Historical Society Collection is incomparable for the documentary picture it provides of the growth of Southern California, particularly the development of the Los Angeles region, between 1860 and 1960. The collection contains more than 25,000 photographs. The full archive was placed on long-term deposit at USC in 1990 and includes the Title Insurance and Trust Company Collection, also known as TICOR, and the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Collection.

We are grateful to the following individuals who have improved the information in the Digital Library by bringing inaccuracies to our attention as well as adding information. C.J. Bell, Paul Boyle, James Cartwright, Phil Coscia, Bill Counter, Richard Davis, Ray DeLea, Mark French, Amanda Frye, Eric Gustafson, James King, Bill Morgan, Heather Pitts, Tim Poyorena-Miguel, Jo Anne Sadler, Ellen Lloyd Trover, Ruth Wallach, Kim Walters, Cynthia Wilson, Betsy Woodford, Chancy Woolridge, and many others.

Date Created 1860/1960

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