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Chinatown(s) Neighborhood

"Eighteenth Anniversary of the Los Angeles Congregational Chinese Mission"

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1. Group of teachers at the Chinese Mission School of the Congregational Church Photograph of a group of 12 teachers at the Chinese Mission School of the Congregational Church, Chinatown, Los Angeles, before 1900. They are seated and standing inside grouped around a a small cloth-covered table and chamber organ. Books sit on the table and in a shelf at right. A globe of the Earth sits on another table. Included in the image are: the superintendent of the school, Mrs. D.V. Rice (wife of Reverend D.V. Rice), Miss Emily Peck (of the First Congregational Church, at the right of the globe), Mrs. Lee (rear center), and the married daughter of Professor T.S.C. Lowe (in rear, wearing high felt hat).
2. St. Vincent's college priests, Los Angeles
3. Panoramic view of the back of Mission San Buenaventura and early Ventura from the hill behind the mission Photograph of a panoramic view of the back of Mission San Buenaventura and early Ventura from the hill behind the mission, ca.1883. The church and bell tower are visible in the foreground. To the left of the church is the quadrangle. Just outside of the mission is a small community of houses and buildings. Much of the land to the right is barren. The beach is visible in the distance. "Shows the Ayers, Palace and American Hotels, Schiapapietra house, small wood buildings that must be Chinatown, and beach." -- unknown author.; "Originally planned to be the third mission in the California chain, halfway between San Diego and Carmel, San Buenaventura's founding was postponed for 12 years. Problems at other missions prohibited the availability of the military escorts needed to establish Mission San Buenaventura. Finally, on Easter Sunday, March 31, 1782, Father Serra raised a cross and celebrated Mass to found his ninth and final mission on the beach of the Santa Barbara Channel. One of the main reasons for the prosperity of this mission was the extensive irrigation provided by a seven-mile-long aqueduct that brought water to the mission from the Ventura River. This allowed the production of many types of fruit, grains and vegetables. Due to the outstanding climate they were even able to grow exotic crops usually found only in torrid zones, such as sugar cane, bananas, coconuts and figs. After the first mission church burned down a new large stone church was begun. Fifteen years later, in 1809, it was dedicated. Three years later the earthquake of 1812 severely damaged the church but it was quickly reinforced. After secularization, in 1836, most of the mission lands were sold to private settlers. The mission church became a parish church for the surrounding town. Fortunately, the 'modern improvements' made to the church in the 1890's were undone in 1957 when the church was restored to its original state." -- unknown author.
4. Exterior view of a Japanese-style church in Los Angeles Photograph of an exterior view of a Japanese-style church in Los Angeles, 1900. The tall wooden church building can be seen in the background at right. Rectangular windows are visible around the building, and the corners of the steeply sloped roof are curved upward. A small covered well can be seen at center, and a gateway can be seen in the foreground at left. A small wooden fence encloses the yard around the church. In the background at left, a house is visible.
5. Exterior view of Mission Nuestra Senora de La Reina de Los Angeles Photograph of the exterior view of the Plaza Church (or Mission Nuestra Senora de La Reina de Los Angeles), Los Angeles, 1876. The three-story church features corner buttresses with spire-like tips. In front of the church is a fence that encloses the yard (at right). Three trees in the yard hinder the view of the building in the background. Another building is situated higher on the hill (or mountain?) in the background. Two horse-drawn carriages are parked in front of the church and near the fence. Picture file card reads: "Mission -- Nuestra senora de Los Angeles. From Hayes book in Bancroft Library".