Prelates assembled at reception for Rev. James DeWolf Perry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States, at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Prelates assembled at reception for Rev. James DeWolf Perry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States, at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

December 2, 1935

Date

1935-12-02

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Prelates in the Fiesta Room of the Ambassador Hotel attending a reception for Rev. James DeWolf Perry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States. The table is placed in front of the Spanish dancer mural.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: 3036. Rev. Robt. G. Gooden, Rev. Louis C. Sanford, Rev. James DeWolf Perry, Rev. Bertrand Stevens, Rev. Edward L. Parsons, Rev. Walter Mitchell. Episcopal Churchmen, 12-2-35. [Stamped:] Dec 11 1935.
Handwritten on negative: L 2 R Rev. Robt. G. Gooden, Rev. Louis C. Sanford, Rev. James DeWolf Perry, Rev. Bertrand Stevens, Rev. Edward L. Parsons, Rev. Walter Mitchell.
Text from newspaper caption: Prelates assemble at reception in honor of Most Rev. James DeWolf Perry, presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States, marking Los Angeles diocese's fortieth anniversary. Left to right are Rt. Rev. Robert B. Gooden, suffrage bishop of Los Angeles; R. Rev. Louis C. Sanford, bishop of San Joaquin; Bishop Perry, who also heads the Rhode Island diocese; Rt. Rev. W. Bertrand Stevens, bishop of Los Angeles; Rt. Rev. Edward L. Parsons, of San Francisco, and, Rt. Rev. Walter Mitchell, bishop of Arizona. Eight hundred attended the affair, held at the Ambassador. [Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 1935: A1].

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Parsons, Edward Lambe, 1868-
Mitchell, Walter, 1876-1971
Sanford, Louis Childs, 1867-1948
Stevens, William Bertrand, 1874-1947
Ambassador Hotel
Gooden, Robert Burton, 1874-1976
Perry, James DeWolf, 1871-1947

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Longitude

34.060367

Latitude

-118.29703

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Prelates--California--Los Angeles
Receptions--California--Los Angeles
Episcopal Church--Bishops