Photograph by
Unidentified
Subject of
First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, American, founded 1872
Rev. Brookins, H. Hartford, American, 1925 - 2012
Date
1960s
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 7 5/8 × 9 13/16 in. (19.3 × 25 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 3/16 in. (20.3 × 25.9 cm)
Description
Black and white photograph of a church as seen from the street. The church has a white exterior with gothic style windows of stained glass. On the left half of the image is a multi-walled transept extending from the building. Above this in the background is a cupola. In the foreground in the street on in the bottom left corner is a bus with [FIRST A.M.E. CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOOL/EIGHTH and TOWNE, LOS ANGELES] painted on the side. Behind the bus, right of center, is a sedan with [FIRST A.M.E. CHURCH 8th & TOWNE, LOS ANGELES/DR. H. HARTFORD BROOKINS/Minister] painted on the side. In the lower right corner of the image is an arched and covered doorway with a woman in white emerging. On the reverse of the image is a stamp in the center set at a diagonal [J. BANKS/HOME PORTRAITURE PHOTOGRAPHER].
Place depicted
Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
African Methodist Episcopal
American West
Methodist
Photography
Religion
The Black Church
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of First A.M.E. Church of Los Angeles
Object number
2013.227.3
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd540365914-c1c2-478e-aa39-b26d0a54f297

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