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Description:: Photograph of William L. Kinsell posing beside the cornerstone of the Hollywood United Methodist Church on Franklin Avenue. William Kinsell stands in the near distance, right-of-center, beside the corner of the church. He rests a hand in his pocket as he looks to the camera. The church rises behind him. To the left of William, the church's cornerstone is inset into the building at center. Its inscription reads, "FIRST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF HOLLYWOOD . ERECTED . A.D. 1929. TO THE GLORY OF GOD & THE WELFARE OF MANKIND." Beneath the inscription, 2 shrubs sit on the ground. Along the left edge, a small tree stands. Its branches extend towards and hang over the cornerstone. The side of the church stretches back and to the right behind William. A walkway runs alongside it at far right.
Date:: May, 1947
Resource Type:: still image
Photographer:: West, H. H. (Henry Hebard), 1872-1958
Collection:: West (H. H.) Collection

Description:: A different photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, “Courthouse Seal Opened,” Los Angeles Times, 13 May 1936: A1, 5.
Date:: May 12, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Another photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, “Courthouse Seal Opened,” Los Angeles Times, 13 May 1936: A1, 5.
Date:: May 12, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Possibly the LA Times article drawn out of the time capsule referred to in the article, "Courthouse Seal Opened, Old Cornerstone Relics Found, Thousands Attend Ceremony Which Yields Papers Printed in 1888," Los Angeles Times, 13 May 1936: A1.
Date:: May 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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Description:: Four unidentified workmen remove the top stone of the cornerstone that belongs to the old County Courthouse.
Date:: May 12, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Four unidentified workmen remove the top stone of the cornerstone that belongs to the old County Courthouse.
Date:: May 12, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: Another photograph taken on the same occasion appears with the article, “Courthouse Seal Opened,” Los Angeles Times, 13 May 1936: A1, 5.
Date:: May 12, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: One of the cornerstones of the old County Courthouse, which was located on the corner of Temple and Broadway, was opened to reveal a box from 1888 when the foundation was laid. Among the contents was an eight-page issue of the Los Angeles Times. The ceremony was led by Marshall Stimson, president of the Historical Society of Southern California, and Joseph Mesmer, president of the Pioneer Society.
Date:: May 12, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

Description:: One of the cornerstones of the old County Courthouse, which was located on the corner of Temple and Broadway, was opened to reveal a box from 1888 when the foundation was laid. Among the contents was an eight-page issue of the Los Angeles Times. The ceremony was led by Marshall Stimson, president of the Historical Society of Southern California, and Joseph Mesmer, president of the Pioneer Society.
Date:: May 12, 1936
Resource Type:: still image
Collection:: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection

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