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Description
Photograph of Mission San Gabriel bell tower before pepper trees were cut down, ca.1890. There are four bells in the tower but, apparently, space for six. A person in light shirt and dark pants is standing at a low wall at the base of the bell tower with his left hand on the wall. To the left of the bell tower, a sloping roof can be seen. Vines growing along the side of the building are visible reaching the top of the roof. A large tree is partial seen to the right.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 22 x 17 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
Mission San Gabriel Mission San Gabriel Arcangel Missions, Spanish Architecture, Spanish colonial Churches, Catholic Bell towers Trees Religious facilities
Time Period
circa 1890
Place
California Los Angeles San Gabriel USA
Source
1-133-8 [Microfiche number] 246 [Accession number] CHS-246 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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