Name/Title
ANGELUS ABBEY MAUSOLEUM BROCHURE, 1920sEntry/Object ID
2004.227.1.1Description
Color: Black; White
A pamphlet for Angelus Abbey Mausoleum in Compton, California, 1920s. The front cover has a rendering of Jean Francis Millet's "The Angelus," reproduced in art glass at the mausoleum. At the bottom is the facility's name and location. Subsequent pages have photos and text of the Moorish-influenced structure. The last page is about a new mausoleum in the planning stages and a list of owners and builders. The back cover has a map with directions on reaching the mausoleum, prices for vaults and cremation niches, addresses for the main office and Los Angeles office, and the mausoleum's telephone number. A stamp with the name of a special representative is at the bottom of the back and top of the front covers. The name of the printer is at the bottom right of the back cover. With brittleness, creases, discoloration, separation of the front and most of the back cover, and spine and back right edge tears, the condition is fair.Lexicon
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Pamphlets, California Rotogravure Company, Mausoleums--Compton (Calif.), Cemeteries--Compton (Calif.)
