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Order Number	00106569
Title	Edward L. Doheny funeral
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HE box 1822
Date	1935
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;26 x 21 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	Edward L. Doheny was born on August 10, 1856 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. After high school, he worked in mines and moved to Los Angeles in 1891. Living in near poverty, Doheny leased land and discovered oil north of Downtown Los Angeles. Doheny and his partner Charles A. Canfield soon made a fortune by drilling in the area and selling the oil to nearby factories and later by persuading railroads to switch from coal to oil as power for their trains. Doheny also became a pioneer in the Mexican oil industry. In the 1920s, Doheny was indicted in the Teapot Dome Scandal and was charged with offering a $100,000 bribe to United States Secretary of the Interior Albert Fall. He was twice acquitted of offering the bribe, but Fall was finally convicted of accepting it. Doheny was a noted philanthropist in Los Angeles, especially regarding Catholic schools and charities. He died on September 8, 1935. St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church was built in 1925, commisioned and funded by Edward L. Doheny. It was designated a Historic Cultural Monument in 1971.
Description	Photograph caption dated September 11, 1935 reads "In magnificent St. Vincent's church that he built and with all the color and solemn ceremony of the Catholic church, final tribute was paid to Edward Lawrence Doheny, the poor Irish boy who worked himself up until he ruled a vast oil empire. This candid camera photo shows priests singing the high requiem mass by the casket before the altar while the mourners stand in their pews." The large altar is ornate, a crucifix in the center. Lighted chandeliers hang from the ceiling and candles are lit on the altar. St. Vincent Catholic Church is located at 621 W. Adams Blvd. in Los Angeles.
Subject	Doheny, Edward L.--(Edward Laurence),--1856-1935--Death and burial. St. Vincent Catholic Church (Los Angeles, Calif.). Funeral rites and ceremonies--California--Los Angeles. Funeral service--California--Los Angeles. Priests--California--Los Angeles. Altars--California--Los Angeles. Coffins--California--Los Angeles. Crowds--California--Los Angeles. Spectators--California--Los Angeles. Architecture--California--Los Angeles--Spanish influences. Church buildings--California--Los Angeles. Candles. Chandeliers. Catholic churches--California--Los Angeles. Interiors--California--Los Angeles. Audiences--California--Los Angeles. Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments. Men--California--Los Angeles. Women--California--Los Angeles. University Park (Los Angeles, Calif.). Los Angeles Evening Herald and Express photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection