Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of a drawing by Duhant-Cillys(?), depicting the exterior of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, ca.1827. The mission is in the background its main entrance is on the right and is dominated by an elaborate façade and tall bell tower. In the foreground, several small houses or tents have been erected and a handful of people are milling about around them. There are also several mounted people riding in the foreground. There is a single palm tree at left, and there is a mountain range in the background.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photonegative, photoprint, b&w 21 x 26 cm. negatives (photographic) photographic prints photographs art
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