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Description:: Property purchased to be used for Father Divine's International Peace Mission movement. Father Divine, also known as Reverend M.J. Divine was a controversial African American spiritual leader from 1907-1965. He founded the International Peace Mission movement and claimed to be God
Date:: 1930s
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Easter Sunday sunrise service at the Hollywood Bowl. View shows the crowd and a choir standing in the shape of a cross on stage.
Date:: [1930s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Easter Sunday sunrise service at the Hollywood Bowl. View shows the crowd and a choir standing in the shape of a cross on stage.
Date:: [1930s?]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: Exterior view of facade and and side of the First Baptist Church of Inglewood. The church, located at 400 S. Grevilla Ave., was dedicated in 15 June 1924. A painted sign on the street curb reads Grevilla Ave. 200 Blk.
Date:: 1924
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Daily News Negatives

Description:: The former Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, located at 214 South Main Street, is one of Los Angeles' few remaining 19th century landmarks and was completed in 1876. The Cathedral was decommissioned at some point between 1994 and 1999 after which it underwent seismic retrofitting and restoration and, in the process, was converted to an event space called Vibiana.
Date:: [circa 1920-1939]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Exterior view of the Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church from the north-east at Plymouth and Wilshire Boulevards.
Date:: [circa 1925-1930]
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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

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

Description:: Wilshire Boulevard Congregational Church is located at 4350 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles.
Date:: May 1925
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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