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Description
Photograph of a close-up of the largest bell in the bell tower of Mission San Gabriel from the rear, ca.1900. The tarnished bell hangs from pieces of vandalized wood at center. The stone windows it hangs in is molded and discolored. Trees can be seen on the other side of the bell in the background. Part of the inscription on the bell gives the date of "1830".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 22 x 17 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
Mission San Gabriel Arcangel Missions, Spanish Architecture, Spanish colonial Churches, Catholic Buildings Bells San Gabriel Arcangel Mission Mission San Gabriel Religious facilities
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
California Los Angeles San Gabriel USA
Source
1-133-34 [Microfiche number] 1921 [Accession number] CHS-1921 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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