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Old Mission Church, Los Angeles, Calif.

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LML_MS-042-003980001

Old Mission Church, Los Angeles, Calif.

Physical description: 1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm
Collection Location: Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
Description: Exterior view of the Old Mission Church looking from the Plaza.
Note: La Iglesia Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles was first founded in 1814, but was destroyed by flooding before its completion. The construction site was moved slightly, and the completed structure was dedicated on December 8, 1822, making it the oldest church in the city of Los Angeles. For many years the little chapel, which collected the nicknames "La Placita" and "Plaza Church" served as the sole Roman Catholic church in Los Angeles. In 1860, a prolonged period of rain damaged the Spanish-style adobe facade, and it was remodeled in a more contemporary style featuring a low, triangular pediment flanked by two pointed buttresses. In 1868, the church was again remodeled, and a small cupola was installed in place of the more traditional campanario, or bell wall. In the early twentieth century, the pergola was removed, and the campanario was restored to its original shape.
Transcription: On front: "From photo copyright 1899, by Detroit Photographic Co."
Language: eng
Publisher: Switzlerland: Detroit Publishing Co.
Type: Postcards
Digital Identifier: LML_MS-042-003980001
Object Identifier: LML_MS-042-00398
Geographic Location: El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument (Los Angeles, Calif.); Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Subject: Church buildings--California--Los Angeles; Historic buildings--California--Los Angeles; Plazas--California--Los Angeles
Creator: Detroit Photographic Co.
Title: Old Mission Church, Los Angeles, Calif.
Date Range: circa 1910-1920
Source: Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Rights: https://library.lmu.edu/archivesandspecialcollections/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Location: Plaza Church (Los Angeles, Calif.)

IIIF manifest: https://iiif.quartexcollections.com/lmudigitalcollections/iiif/7916c62e-4fb8-40dc-8528-8adeb86d8223/manifest

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