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Description
Photograph of monks sawing on a tree stump to clear the land at Mission Santa Barbara, ca.1900. The monks hold the two-man saw between them. They wear work aprons over their Franciscan habits. A large pile of cut branches lays on the ground behind them. A two-story wood building is visible in the background at left. The saw is of their own make.
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprints, b&w 17 x 22 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
Mission Santa Barbara Santa Barbara Mission Forestry & Lumber Saws Missions, Spanish Architecture, Spanish colonial Churches, Catholic Religious facilities
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
California Santa Barbara USA
Source
1-144-112 [Microfiche number] 4170 [Accession number] CHS-4170 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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