Visual Materials

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

Description: 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".
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: April 12, 1925
Call number: photCL 470 (049)

Aerograph, Cornerstone laying at Anglican Lutheran Church, 14th and Burlington, Easter Sunday

Visual Materials

photCL 402, photCL 470, photCL Whitt

Laying of the cornerstone for the Los Angeles Times building

Manuscripts

Black and white photograph. Pictured are (L - R) F.X. Pfaffinger, Harry Chandler, Marian Otis Chandler, Jacob Baum & Norman Chandler posing at the laying of the cornerstone for 4th Los Angeles Times building, 1934. Sue Reeves Collection.

mssLAT 01560

Photo montage of laying of Los Angeles Times building cornerstone

Manuscripts

Black and white photo montage including two smaller images superimposed over a larger background photo. The larger photo shows the audience listening to Colonel Tom Fitch giving principal address at laying of Los Angeles Times building cornerstone in 1911. Smaller inset on left shows John P. Krempel, architect, on left and Carl Leonardt, contractor, handling "time capsule" box. Cut-out photo to right is of publisher Harrison Gray Otis in profile. Photo has written text on top border, with white and gray paint around specific areas, with some pencil lines drawn around outlines of objects.

mssLAT 000068

Beach scene, Palisades del Rey, Los Angeles. July 19, 1925

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of the beach at Palisades del Rey, a development of the Dickinson & Gillespie company. Families have set up umbrellas and tents along the shore, and some people are in the ocean. There are a few houses on the hill, as well as a sign that reads "Palisades del Rey". Writing in white in lower left corner reads "No 679 ; Pallisades [sic] del Rey ; 7-19-1925".

photCL 470 (091)

Los Angeles from Graphic Arts Building, 417 East Pico. February 10, 1925

Visual Materials

A panoramic view of Los Angeles from the Graphic Arts Building located at 417 East Pico. The view faces mostly north, with the San Gabriel Mountains barely visible in the background. The church with two spires on the far left is St. Joseph's Church, a Gothic structure at the corner of 12th and Los Angeles that burned down in 1983. Most of the buildings in the foreground are two-level houses, apartments, and businesses. Writing in white in lower right corner reads "L.A. from Graphic Art Bldg ; Pico near Maple ; Feb. 10, 1925" and "Pettit's Studio ; 1416 W. Pico ; RI 8534".

photCL 470 (060)

Men's bible class, Hoover Street Baptist Church, 6100 South Hoover, Los Angeles. 1925

Visual Materials

A banquet camera group portrait of the men's bible class of the Hoover Street Baptist Church, located at 6100 South Hoover in Los Angeles. The group is composed of 46 men, dressed in suits and ties and arranged in three rows. The group is posed in front of a large white building with tall windows and a porch on the far left. Writing in white at bottom of image reads "Men's bible class ; Hoover Street Baptist Church ; Bayley Studio ; 6307 Moneta Ave. ; Los Angeles ; no. 647".

photCL 470 (048)

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

Opening Hours

Admission Info and Tickets

You might also be interested in

Aerograph, Cornerstone laying at Anglican Lutheran Church, 14th and Burlington, Easter Sunday

Laying of the cornerstone for the Los Angeles Times building

Photo montage of laying of Los Angeles Times building cornerstone

Beach scene, Palisades del Rey, Los Angeles. July 19, 1925

Los Angeles from Graphic Arts Building, 417 East Pico. February 10, 1925

Men's bible class, Hoover Street Baptist Church, 6100 South Hoover, Los Angeles. 1925