"Wayfarers' Chapel Portuguese Bend, California"

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Abstract/Description:	Color postcard image shows view of Wayfarers' Chapel. Narcissa Cox Vanderlip contributed the 3 1/2-acre site for the chapel, for which the cornerstone was dedicated on July 16, 1949. Lloyd Wright, son of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, was hired to design the chapel which opened in 1951. Postcard printed on reverse with "Designed by the late Lloyd Wright, and built almost entirely of glass, the Chapel will eventually be enclosed by evergreen trees." Also printed with "Mirro-Krome Card by H.S. Crocker Co., Inc., Los Angeles 17, Calif.," "Pub. & Dist. by Golden West Color Card Co., 2583 Maine Ave., L.B. 6 Calif.," "GW-1-A" and "From natural color photography by Geo. E. Watson."
Subject(s):	Chapels--California, Southern Historic buildings Portuguese Bend (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.) 1951-1960 Wayfarers Chapel (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)

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Color postcard image shows view of Wayfarers' Chapel. Narcissa Cox Vanderlip contributed the 3 1/2-acre site for the chapel, for which the cornerstone was dedicated on July 16, 1949. Lloyd Wright, son of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, was hired to design the chapel which opened in 1951. Postcard printed on reverse with "Designed by the late Lloyd Wright, and built almost entirely of glass, the Chapel will eventually be enclosed by evergreen trees." Also printed with "Mirro-Krome Card by H.S. Crocker Co., Inc., Los Angeles 17, Calif.," "Pub. & Dist. by Golden West Color Card Co., 2583 Maine Ave., L.B. 6 Calif.," "GW-1-A" and "From natural color photography by Geo. E. Watson."

Subject(s):

Chapels--California, Southern
Historic buildings
Portuguese Bend (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)
Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.)
1951-1960
Wayfarers Chapel (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)

Title:	"Wayfarers' Chapel Portuguese Bend, California".
Name(s):	Watson, George E., photographer Wright, Lloyd, 1890-1978, architect
Extent:	1 postcard; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Abstract/Description:	Color postcard image shows view of Wayfarers' Chapel. Narcissa Cox Vanderlip contributed the 3 1/2-acre site for the chapel, for which the cornerstone was dedicated on July 16, 1949. Lloyd Wright, son of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, was hired to design the chapel which opened in 1951. Postcard printed on reverse with "Designed by the late Lloyd Wright, and built almost entirely of glass, the Chapel will eventually be enclosed by evergreen trees." Also printed with "Mirro-Krome Card by H.S. Crocker Co., Inc., Los Angeles 17, Calif.," "Pub. & Dist. by Golden West Color Card Co., 2583 Maine Ave., L.B. 6 Calif.," "GW-1-A" and "From natural color photography by Geo. E. Watson."
Identifier(s):	000015453 (Bar Code)
Note(s):	Date Built: 1951 Library has digital image only, courtesy of postcard collector Paul Nitchman.
Subject(s):	Chapels--California, Southern Historic buildings Portuguese Bend (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.) 1951-1960 Wayfarers Chapel (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)
Held by:	Palos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library.
Location:	Local History Room.
Restrictions on Access:	Electronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.
In Collections:	Postcard and Ephemera Collection