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Patriarch Wilber Foster Yates stands among some remnants of the headquarters of Fountain of the World. B. 1958.

Description:: A bomb destroyed the house in Box Canyon, near Chatsworth and Simi Valley, where 11 were killed.
Date:: December 13, 1958
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Patriarch Wilber Foster Yates stands among some remnants of the headquarters of Fountain of the World. B. 1958.

Fountain of the World members Brother Alvin and Sister Barbara married by Krishna Venta on the sect's Holy Day, 1955.

Date:: March 30, 1955
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Fountain of the World members Brother Alvin and Sister Barbara married by Krishna Venta on the sect's Holy Day, 1955.

Krishna Venta's son, Lael, with Sister Nehona, 1958.

Description:: Krishna Venta was killed in the bombing of the headquarters of Fountain of the World in Box Canyon, near Simi Valley.
Date:: December 10, 1958
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Krishna Venta's son, Lael, with Sister Nehona, 1958.

Krishna Venta (left) and Brother Paul of Fountain of the World Sect give aid in carrying one of the plane crash victims to ambulance, 1949.

Description:: The plane, a Standard Airlines C-46, crashed in the Santa Susana Mountains near Chatsworth and Simi Valley.
Date:: July 13, 1949
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Krishna Venta (left) and Brother Paul of Fountain of the World Sect give aid in carrying one of the plane crash victims to ambulance, 1949.

Bishop Asaiah talks with police and reporters outside the ruins of the headquarters of the Fountain of the World religious collective. B. 1958.

Description:: The building, in Box Canyon, near Chatsworth and Simi Valley, was destroyed when it was bombed by two excommunicated sect members.
Date:: December 11, 1958
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Bishop Asaiah talks with police and reporters outside the ruins of the headquarters of the Fountain of the World religious collective. B. 1958.

Bishop Nekona raises her palms to the sky as Sister Muriel watches in the ruins of the headquarters of Fountain of the World, 1958.

Description:: Image that accompanies captions in print is 114115l-1.
Date:: December 11, 1958
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Bishop Nekona raises her palms to the sky as Sister Muriel watches in the ruins of the headquarters of Fountain of the World, 1958.

Bishop Nekona and Sister Muriel stand, with eyes closed, in the ruins of the Fountain of the World headquarters, 1958.

Description:: The bombing of the house in Box Canyon, near Chatsworth and Simi Valley was perpetrated by two former sect members who were also killed in the blast.
Date:: December 11, 1958
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Bishop Nekona and Sister Muriel stand, with eyes closed, in the ruins of the Fountain of the World headquarters, 1958.

Priest Mary Meyer, center, holds picture of slain Krishna Venta. Flanking her are Bishop Nekona, left, and Bishop Asaiah, who temporarily assumed leadership of Fountain of the World after the leader was killed, 1958.

Description:: Krishna Venta was killed in a bombing of the group's headquarters in Box Canyon, near Chatsworth and Simi Valley.
Date:: December 12, 1958
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Priest Mary Meyer, center, holds picture of slain Krishna Venta. Flanking her are Bishop Nekona, left, and Bishop Asaiah, who temporarily assumed leadership of Fountain of the World after the leader was killed, 1958.

Patriarch Wilber Foster Yates stands among some remnants of the headquarters of Fountain of the World. A. 1958.

Description:: Image that accompanies caption in print is 114115v-JM37.
Date:: December 13, 1958
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Patriarch Wilber Foster Yates stands among some remnants of the headquarters of Fountain of the World. A. 1958.

Bishop Nekona tells Sister Muriel of the fire that enveloped the Fountain of the World headquarters, 1958.

Description:: Daily Mirror caption: 'FLAMES WENT UP ALL AROUND, LIKE THIS' - Bishop Nekona gestures, tells Sister Muriel of fire.
Date:: December 11, 1958
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Bishop Nekona tells Sister Muriel of the fire that enveloped the Fountain of the World headquarters, 1958.