Close-up view of Thornton Chase's tomb in Inglewood Cemetery, Los Angeles, 1946

Title: Close-up view of Thornton Chase's tomb in Inglewood Cemetery, Los Angeles, 1946
Photographer: Wells, Frances Lucille West, b. 1906
West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Date Created: July, 1946
Date: 1946-07
Language: No linguistic content
Collection: West (H. H.) Collection

Description: Photograph of the grave site for Thornton Chase, first American convert to the Baha'i Faith, in Inglewood Cemetery. The tombstone lies at center and is viewed at an angle, close up. The large tombstone lies flat over the ground. Some small bouquets of flowers lie atop it and on the ground surrounding it. The inscription on the tombstone reads, "'THIS IS THE ILLUMINED RESTING PLACE OF THE HOLY SOUL THORNTON CHASE WHO IS SHINING IN THE HORIZON OF ETERNAL LIFE EVER LIKE A STAR.' ABDUL, BAHA 1847 1912." Beyond Chase's grave, tombstones and trees dot the cemetery grounds in the distance.
Caption: Text from negative sleeve: 2148. Inglewood Cemetery, July 1946. Some photos taken by Frances Lucille Wells of Bahia's and graves. 4 films

Genre: cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs
Names: Chase, Thornton, 1847-1912
Location: California--Los Angeles
Resource type: still image
Subjects: Cemeteries--American--California--Los Angeles
Tombs & sepulchral monuments--California--Los Angeles
People associated with religion

Repository: University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections
Local Identifier: uclamss_1998_2148_004
ARK: ark:/21198/zz002j2m09
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Rights statement: copyrighted
Funding Note: Access to this collection is generously supported by Arcadia funds.