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Description: This manuscript is an account of the ceremony which commemorated the laying of the cornerstone of the church dedicated to St. Joseph and the Virgin of Guadalupe. Also included are the signatures of José Viader and Macario Castro. In Spanish.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1803, July 12.
Call number: mssHM 19565
Creator: Estudillo, José María(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Miguel Estudillo, 1939, May 22.
Dimensions: 30 cm :

José Maria Flores letter to Manuel Castañares

Manuscripts

Flores writes of his arrival to San Diego and Monterey with General José Castro. Flores finds the lands to be very tranquil, and writes of other political matters and his travels. In Spanish.

mssHM 16690

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Baptismal record entries 2429-2436

Manuscripts

This manuscript is a facsimile of a one-page double-sided leaf from the baptismal records of the San Carlos Borromeo Mission. The numbered entries are 2429-2436, and are dated 1803, April 1 - June 9. Included are the signatures of José Viñals, Fermín Francisco de Lasuén, and Baltasar Carnicer. In Spanish.

mssHM 46543

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Construction of Edison Building general office, 5th & Grand avenues, Los Angeles

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Photographs by P.J. Walker Construction Company showing construction progress of the Edison General Office building at Fifth and Grand streets in Los Angeles from May to November 1930. There are also photographs by Mushet showing president John B. Miller and George C. Ward at dedication ceremony and laying of the cornerstone.

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Expediente or case file for Rancho San Pablo originally granted in 1823 by Governor Luís Antonio Argüello to Francisco María Castro, reconfirmed by Governor José Figueroa in 1834 to the heirs of Francisco Castro and claimed by Joaquín Ysidro Castro

Manuscripts

Expediente or case file for Rancho San Pablo originally granted in 1823 by Mexican governor of Alta California, Luís Antonio Argüello to Francisco María Castro, reconfirmed by Governor José Figueroa in 1834 to the heirs of Francisco Castro and claimed by Joaquín Ysidro Castro. The Rancho which was once part of the land belonging to the Mission Dolores, was a land grant in present-day Contra Costa County, California encompassing the cities of Richmond, San Pablo, and Kensington. Includes signed statements by Joaquín Ysidro Castro, Agustín V. Zamorano, Francisco Maria Castro, Jose Figueroa, Francisco del Castillo Negrete, José María de Echeandía, and Santiago Arguello.

mssHM 18959

Cornerstone laying at Angelica Lutheran Church, 1805 West 14th, Los Angeles. Easter Sunday, April 4, 1925

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A panoramic view of the cornerstone laying ceremony for Angelica Lutheran Church, located at 1805 West 14th in Los Angeles. The bricks and window frames along the long sides of the church are already in progress, and the crowd of a couple hundred men, women, and children are gathered between those walls. Most of the people are at ground level, but some are standing on scaffolding along the side walls and piles of building materials in the back. Writing in white at bottom of image reads "Cornerstone laying ; Angelica Lutheran Church ; Easter Sunday ; April 12 1925"; writing in white in lower right corner reads "No. 649 ; Aerograph Co. ; 1793 W. Vernon Ave ; Los Angeles".

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Essays -- Anonymous

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Anonymous history on Mexican Revolution, persecution of Mexican Roman Catholic Church, and Cristero movement. José Aurioles Díaz essay on the Virgin of Guadalupe and Mexican identity. Poem on religious persecution by Mexican government

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