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Description
Photograph of a Franciscan priest studying a book while seated in one of the long exterior corridors of Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1898-1900. The priest can be seen seated with his head bowed on a bench at left near one of the many windows which are covered with wooden balusters. Another bench is visible further up. The floor is tiled or cobbled. A wooden balustrade runs between the square columns supporting the arches supporting the roof of the corridor. A few trees are visible through some of the arches.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm., 17 x 22 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs
Mission Santa Barbara Religious and ecclesiastical institutions Catholic Church--Clergy Missions, Spanish Franciscans Monasticism and religious orders--Habit Porticoes Religious facilities
Time Period
circa 1898/1900
Place
California Santa Barbara USA
Source
1-144-67 [Microfiche number] 3157 [Accession number] CHS-3157 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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