Exterior view of the First Congregationalist Church, ca.1900-1920

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Title Exterior view of the First Congregationalist Church, ca.1900-1920

Description Photograph of an exterior view of the First Congregationalist Church, ca.1900-1920. The large church is at center. The main entrance can be seen in the base of a tall bell tower at right. Massive stained-glass windows can be seen in several locations, including at the center of the church. Tall spires rise from the top of the church and the bell tower. A cross can be seen on the roof at center. In the foreground, an unpaved road runs in front of the church, and an early automobile is visible parked on the curb at left.; Legible signs include, from left: "P. W. Ehlers Architect 611 Delta Bldg.", and "Illustrated Service Sunday 7 to 5".

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Date Created 1900/1920

Subject Churches (lcsh), First Congregational Church (subject), Los Angeles -- Architecture -- Churches -- Congregational (file heading), Los Angeles -- Churches -- Congregational (file heading), religious facilities (adlf)

Tags oai:digitallibrary.usc.edu:chs,OAI-PMH Harvest

Place 8th Street (roadways), California (states), Downtown Los Angeles (city or populated place), First Congregational Church (manmade features), Hope Street & 9th Street (roadways), Los Angeles (city or populated place), Los Angeles (counties), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1900/1920

Type images

Format 1 photograph : photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm. (aacr2), 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)

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.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m898

Identifier 31399 (accession number), CHS-31399 (call number), CHS-31399 (filename), isla id: S-4524 (identifying number), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-8325 (legacy record id), chs-m898 (legacy record id), USC-0-1-1-902 (legacy record id), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 8325

Unique identifier UC125589

Legacy Identifier CHS-31399.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 15.6 in × 19.2 in at 300dpi
39.6 cm × 48.8 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

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

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