Wayfarers' Chapel, Rancho Palos Verdes, California

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CollectionPostcard and Ephemera CollectionDate1958DescriptionColor postcard image shows view of Wayfarers' Chapel looking south. Postcard printed on reverse with "RANCHO PALOS VERDES / The Wayfarers' Chapel, near Portuguese Bend, was built by the Church of the New Jerusalem as a national memorial to Emanuel Swedenborg, upon whose teachings regarding the Lord and the Word the Church was founded. Designed by Lloyd Wright and built almost entirely of glass, the Chapel will eventually be enclosed by evergreen trees now growing around both sides. / GW-137-A." Split back printed with "MIRRO-KROME Â® CARD BY H.S. CROCKER CO., INC., LOS ANGELES 17, CALIF. / PUBL. & DISTR. BY "Golden West" Â® COLOR CARD CO., 2583 MARINE AVE., L.B. 6, CALIF." Printed across bottom, "Â© MCMLVIII by Geo. E. Watson, Color Photographer".Photo Size3.5 x 5.5 in.Photo Format1 postcardHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History Center

Topic

Geographic LocationPortuguese Bend (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)Wayfarers Chapel (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)Palos Verdes Peninsula (Calif.)SubjectChapels--California, SouthernTime Period1951-1960

Personal Name

ArchitectWright, Lloyd, 1890-1978PhotographerWatson, George E.

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