Photograph of First AME Church cornerstone laying ceremony
date: label: Date
content: 1968
name: label: Photograph by
content: Harry H. Adams, American, 1918 - 1988
label: Subject of
content: First African Methodist Episcopal Church of Los Angeles, American, founded 1872
label: Subject of
content: Paul R. Williams, American, 1894 - 1980
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
notes: label: Description
content: Black and white photograph of a crowd of people at the laying of the cornerstone at a building site. The cornerstone is in the lower right corner with engraved text [FIRST AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH / ORGANIZED 1872 / THE REVEREND DR. H. HARTFORD BROOKINS, PASTOR-BUILDER / CORNER STONE LAID BY/THE RT. REVEREND HARRISON J. BRYANT, PRESIDING BISHOP / THE REVEREND I.H. HUNT, PRESIDING ELDER / PAUL R. WILLIAMS, F.A.I.A. - ARCHITECT / JOHN FACTOR - FRIEND / 1968]. In the foreground is a group of men wearing dark uniforms with fringed aprons and collars, and white gloves. On the far PR is a man wearing a light colored suit. In the background in the upper right corner is a group of men and women wearing a variety of clothing. On the reverse along the top is a note [Prayer Just for Laying of Cornerstone]. In the center is an additional note [NO 15 / Page 37]. In the lower right corner is a stamp with contact information for the photographer [HARRY H. ADAMS].
place: label: Place captured
content: Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: African Methodist Episcopal
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Architecture
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Methodist
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Prayer
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Religious rituals and ceremonies
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of First A.M.E. Church of Los Angeles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.227.6
objectType: label: Type
content: gelatin silver prints
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image & Sheet): 7 11/16 × 9 3/16 in. (19.5 × 23.3 cm)