Name/Title
LA CASA NUEVA FROM THE SOUTH AND MOURNERS AT THE MAUSOLEUMEntry/Object ID
2000.272.2.6Description
LA CASA NUEVA FROM THE SOUTH AND MOURNERS AT THE MAUSOLEUM
Color: Black; White
A black and white negative of La Casa Nueva from the south and mourners at the funeral of John H. Temple at the Walter P. Temple Memorial Mausoleum, ca. 1920s. The strip has six images numbered 1-6 from right to left, with 1-2 of mourners at the mausoleum during the April 1926 funeral. The structure is at the right and many people gather across the foreground. A couple walks at the right with the woman pointing to a hedge at the front of the mausoleum. Many mourners, who are also in 3-4, walk to the mausoleum at the right. La Casa Nueva from the south is in images 5-6. The porticos are at the left and right with the central part of the two-story home at the center. The structure has elements such as a tile roof, chimneys, balcony, solar panels, arcade, patios, and more. Furniture, potted plants, and hanging tapestries are under the porticos. The courtyard fountain is at the center surrounded by a garden of trees, bushes, flowers, and planters. Images for the negatives are in the accession as items .1.1-.28 with a contact sheet being item .29. The artifact is in good condition with no signs of wear or damage.
Number-Units: 1Lexicon
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Two-dimensional, Negatives, Adobe houses--City of Industry (Calif.), Architecture, Spanish colonial--City of Industry (Calif.), Mausoleums--City of Industry (Calif.), Funeral rites and ceremonies, Clothing and dress