Revered Peter I. Popoff, Olga Popoff, Julia Popoff, and Claudia Popoff gather for the patriarch's transfer to a new church, Los Angeles, 1935

Item Overview

Title

Revered Peter I. Popoff, Olga Popoff, Julia Popoff, and Claudia Popoff gather for the patriarch's transfer to a new church, Los Angeles, 1935

Date Created

September 7, 1935

Date

1935-09-07

Publisher

Los Angeles Times

Language

No linguistic content

Collection

Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Notes

Description

Reverend Popoff sits in a chair with his wife and two daughters standing behind him. Olga and Claudia rest a hand on each of his shoulders.
Photograph appears with the article, "Greek Catholics Give Priest Welcome Today," Los Angeles Times, 08 Sep 1935: 5.
Reverend Peter Popoff is to take charge of the Greek Catholic Church at 636 Micheltorena Street. Rev. Popoff transferred from St. Nicholas Church in Long Island. He is a native of Russia but has only officiated as a priest in America, having come to this country in 1895.

Caption

Handwritten on negative: L2R Olga Popoff x Mrs Peter Popoff x Claudia Popoff x Rev Peter Popoff seated 9/7/35
Text from newspaper caption: Very Rev. Peter Popoff, who takes charge of the Greek Catholic Church, 636 Micheltorena street today, and family are to be guests at a luncheon and reception this afternoon. Standing behind Father Popoff, are, left to right, Miss Olga Popoff, Mrs. Popoff and Miss Claudea Popoff.
Text from negative sleeve: 2019 - Olga Popoff Peter Popoff, Rev. Mrs " " Claudia Popoff Takes over Russian Church 9-7-35 [stamped:] Sep 13 1935

Physical Description

Extent

1 photograph

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
news photographs

Names

Popoff, Peter I., b. 1875
Popoff, Olga, b. 1907
Popoff, Claudia, 1901-1998
Popoff, Julia, 1883-1942

Location

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Crucifixes
Clergy--California--Los Angeles
Families--Russian-American--California--Los Angeles