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Ketchaoua Mosque, view of the main entrance, Algiers, 1929

Description:
Main entrance to Ketchaoua Mosque in Algiers. At the entrance, 29 steps lead up to a marble portico, with an octagonal minaret on each side (though only one is visible here). The Mosque is located at the foot of the Casbah, facing the Mediterranean Sea. Between 1845 and 1962, under French rule, the Mosque was converted into the Cathedral of St. Philippe, but was then converted back.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Ketchaoua Mosque, view of the main entrance, Algiers, 1929

San Antonio de Pala Asistencia, external view, Pala, 1922

Description:
External view of mission chapel, which is located in the Pala Indian Reservation in San Diego County. The official name is now Mission San Antonio de Pala but it has also been identified as San Antonio de Pala Asistencia or the "Pala Mission." This is the only historic mission facility still serving a Mission Indian tribe.
Date:
May 30, 1922
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
San Antonio de Pala Asistencia, external view, Pala, 1922

San Antonio de Pala Asistencia, external view, Pala, 1922

Description:
External view of mission chapel, which is located in the Pala Indian Reservation in San Diego County. The official name is now Mission San Antonio de Pala but it has also been identified as San Antonio de Pala Asistencia or the "Pala Mission." This is the only historic mission facility still serving a Mission Indian tribe.
Date:
May 30, 1922
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
San Antonio de Pala Asistencia, external view, Pala, 1922

Two pictures of the La Mission La Purísima Concepción ruins, Lompoc, 1930

Description:
The ruins of Mission La Purísima Concepción, or La Purisima Mission. The original mission was damaged in 1812 by an earthquake and rebuilt in a new location. These buildings were then abadoned in 1843 and fell mostly into disrepair until December 7, 1941, the day of the fully restored mission's dedication.
Date:
July 5, 1930
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Cornell, Ralph D.
Collection:
Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972
Two pictures of the La Mission La Purísima Concepción ruins, Lompoc, 1930

La Placita building seen from E. De La Guerra St., Santa Barbara, circa 1929

Description:
View facing S-SW towards from E. De. La Guerra St towards La Placita building, a Spanish colonial style commercial building with a wooden balcony, terracotta tile roof, arched windows and an exterior staircase. A painted sign above a doorway reads: "The Nielson-Smith Electric Co." The postal address of the building is 740 State St.
Date:
[circa 1929]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
La Placita building seen from E. De La Guerra St., Santa Barbara, circa 1929

Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church with fundraising banners, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Exterior view of the main facade of the Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church. Signs on the church advertise a fundraising effort to prevent foreclosure, reading: "Save The Tower! $25,000 will do it. Will You Give It?" and "$50,000 Will Save This Church. Have You Given Your Bit for Religion? This Church belongs to Everybody." A tower-shaped sign to indicate the status of the fundraising effort is at the corner of the property. Other signs read: "Leila Castberg Preacher ... Church of Divine Power...Service, Sunday 7:30," and "May 6 The Miracle Church, Dr. Frank Dyer...Duled By Money...7:30."
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church with fundraising banners, Los Angeles, 1928

Griffith Observatory near completion, bird's-eye view facing south, Los Angeles, 1935

Description:
Bird's-eye view of the Griffith Observatory facing south towards the straight line of Los Feliz Boulevard in the distance. The observatory appears to be in the final phase of completion, with the Astronomers Monument in place but with the parts of the walkway and the south end of E. Observatory Avenue unpaved.
Date:
1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Griffith Observatory near completion, bird's-eye view facing south, Los Angeles, 1935

Griffith Observatory, exterior view of the west dome during construction, Los Angeles, circa 1934-1935

Description:
Exterior view of the south face of the west telescope dome during landscaping and the final phase of construction with wheel barrows at the base of the tower beneath the exterior staircase to the roof. The original concrete surface is visible; consistent with other similar architecture of the day, the Observatory's concrete walls were left unpainted in the 1930s and 1940s.
Date:
[circa 1934-1935]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Griffith Observatory, exterior view of the west dome during construction, Los Angeles, circa 1934-1935

Griffith Observatory, exterior view of the west and central domes the during construction, Los Angeles, circa 1934-1935

Description:
Oblique exterior view of the south faces of the west and central domes of the Griffith Observatory from the west-south-west during the final phase of construction. Signs of construction include a tall ladder resting against a buttress of the central dome, wheel barrows next to the west dome and a pile of dirt in the foreground. The original concrete surface is visible; consistent with other similar architecture of the day, the Observatory's concrete walls were left unpainted in the 1930s and 1940s.
Date:
[circa 1934-1935]
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
Griffith Observatory, exterior view of the west and central domes the during construction, Los Angeles, circa 1934-1935

Dominguez Rancho Adobe, Carson, 1929

Description:
The adobe of Manuel Dominguez, on the Mexican land grant of Rancho San Pedro, was completed in 1826. The Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum is listed on the city of Carson web site as 18127 Alameda Street, in Carson. This address is actually in unincorporated Los Angeles County, closely surrounded by Carson, Compton, and Long Beach.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Dominguez Rancho Adobe, Carson, 1929

Rosemary Chew and Olive Young standing in front of the Elk's Lodge No. 99, Los Angeles, 1928

Description:
Rosemary Chew and Olive Young standing hand in hand in front of the former Elk's Lodge No. 99 building (607 Park View Street) with arched windows, two angel statues and frieze near roof. The building is an outstanding example of Gothic Revival architecture style (Neo-Gothic), and was designed by Claud Beelman.
Date:
1928
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Rosemary Chew and Olive Young standing in front of the Elk's Lodge No. 99, Los Angeles, 1928

Mission San Diego de Alcalá, external view of the chapel façade and bell cote, San Diego, 1931

Description:
External view of the chapel façade of Mission San Diego de Alcalá. In front of the chapel are a man wearing a suit and hat facing another man wearing pants, a shirt and tie, a sweater and a hat, and a girl who is looking upwards towards the bell cote (bell gable, campanario, espadaña)
Date:
March 3, 1931
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Mission San Diego de Alcalá, external view of the chapel façade and bell cote, San Diego, 1931

Dominguez Rancho Adobe, Carson, 1929

Description:
The adobe of Manuel Dominguez, on the Mexican land grant of Rancho San Pedro, was completed in 1826. The Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum is listed on the city of Carson web site as 18127 Alameda Street, in Carson. This address is actually in unincorporated Los Angeles County, closely surrounded by Carson, Compton, and Long Beach.
Date:
1929
Resource Type:
still image
Photographer:
Bartlett, Adelbert, 1887-1966
Collection:
Adelbert Bartlett Papers, 1922-1950
Dominguez Rancho Adobe, Carson, 1929