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Aimee Semple McPherson, Roberta Semple Smythe, and Rheba Crawford celebrate the 25th anniversary of McPherson's work in ministry, Los Angeles, 1935

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Roberta Smythe, Aimee Semple McPherson, and Rheba Crawford Splivalo celebrate the 25th anniversary of McPherson's work in ministry. The celebration included a parade that ended at the City Hall steps where McPherson greeted approximately 5000 people and the Mayor. Aimee Semple McPherson was a Los Angeles evangelist in the 1920s and 1930s who founded the Foursquare Church and Angelus Temple. Rheba Crawford Splivalo was associate pastor at Angelus Temple. Roberta Semple Smythe was the daughter of Aimee Semple McPherson.
Date:
January 7, 1935
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Aimee Semple McPherson, Roberta Semple Smythe, and Rheba Crawford celebrate the 25th anniversary of McPherson's work in ministry, Los Angeles, 1935

Louis B. Mayer, Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, and Bishop Bertrand Stevens at the Biltmore Hotel for a meeting concerning fund raising for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Los Angeles, December 12, 1938

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From left to right: film producer Louis B. Mayer, Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, and Bishop Bertrand Stevens in the luncheon room at the Biltmore Hotel where 400 leading Californians had gathered to discuss the campaign to raise funds for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. Mr. Mayer spoke at the meeting saying, "this battle is not for greed or power, but for human good without distinction of race or creed" and acknowledged the presence of Rabbi Magnin and Bishop Stevens (among others) as a sign that we live in a "land where men of different faiths combine to aid humanity"
Date:
December 12, 1938
Resource Type:
still image
Collection:
Los Angeles Daily News Negatives
Louis B. Mayer, Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin, and Bishop Bertrand Stevens at the Biltmore Hotel for a meeting concerning fund raising for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, Los Angeles, December 12, 1938