Father Augustine Hobrecht participating in the dedication of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, Santa Barbara, 1929

Item Overview

Title

Father Augustine Hobrecht participating in the dedication of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse, Santa Barbara, 1929

Architect

Mooser, William, Jr., 1893-1969

Date Created

August 14, 1929

Date

1929-08-14

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

The Santa Barbara County Courthouse is located at 1100 Anacapa Street, in Santa Barbara. The Spanish Colonial Revival style building was designed by William Mooser, Jr. and completed in 1929.
This photograph was part of the coverage taken for the Los Angeles Times article "Charm of Spanish Days Retained: Santa Barbara Gay For Fiesta, Beautiful New Courthouse Formally Dedicated, History of State Pictured in $1,500,000 structure, Three-Day Festival Opens Today With Pageant," 8/15/1929
Father Augustine Hobrecht, the superior of the Mission, speaking at a microphone in front of the main entrance to the newly completed Santa Barbara Courthouse at the dedication ceremony. Seated in folding chairs behind him are other dedication participants including members of the Native Sons of the Golden West in Spanish style dress.
Text from negative sleeve: California, Santa Barbara, Courthouse, Dedication

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Hobrecht, Augustine, 1890-1970
Santa Barbara County Courthouse (Santa Barbara, Calif.)

Location

Santa Barbara (Calif.)

Longitude

34.42445646250570

Latitude

-119.70187067985500

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Building dedications--California--Santa Barbara
Events
People
Priests--California--Santa Barbara
Monks--California--Santa Barbara
Courthouses--California--Santa Barbara
Landmarks