Temporary altar at the Olvera Street service memorial for Harry Carr, Los Angeles, 1936

Title: Temporary altar at the Olvera Street service memorial for Harry Carr, Los Angeles, 1936
Date Created: January 11, 1936
Date: 1936-01-11
Publisher: Los Angeles Times
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description: View of a temporary altar draped with a white cloth, arranged with mementos for the Olvera Street memorial service for Los Angles Times columnist, Harry Carr. The altar holds a photograph of Harry Carr, a Crucifix and rosary, two burning candles, a black wreath and three books written by Harr Carr: Old Mother Mexico (1931), The West is Still Wild (1932) and Los Angeles: City of Dreams (1935). The altar is flanked by two small tables holding potted flowers and a potted fern. In front of the altar are a potted poinsettia and a pine branch wreath. The painted prick wall behind the altar has a ledge, above which is an image of the Virgin Mary, flowers and more lit candles. A doorway with a curtain is on the left.
In another photograph of this scene (image ark no. 21198/zz002hb1s5), a table with a checked table cloth suggests that the location might be a restaurant (perhaps Casa La Golondrina at 17 Olvera St., owned by Consuela De Bonzo, a Mexican community leader who spoke at the service).
A table with a checked table cloth visible in another photograph of this scene suggests that the location might be a restaurant (perhaps Casa La Golondrina at 17 Olvera St., owned by Consuela De Bonzo, a Mexican community leader who spoke at the service).
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 3100. 1/13/36. Olvera Street. Doings for Harry Carr. 1-11-36.

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
news photographs
Names: Carr, Harry, 1877-1936
Location: Los Angeles (Calif.)
Longitude: 34.057844
Latitude: -118.237691
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Olvera Street (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Memorial rites & ceremonies--California--Los Angeles

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1429_10916
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002hb1v6
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Rights Country: US
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.
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