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Description
Photograph of Father Raymond Mestres flanked by two altar boys carrying tall candlesticks in a procession at Mission San Carlos, Monterey, ca.1899. He is wearing the vestments of Father Junipero Serra. He is carrying something square with ornate carvings or decoration in his hands, which are held in front of him. The procession is along a dirt path beside a mission building. Wild vegetation covers the ground at right. Part of a broken picket fence is visible in the background. Mestres performed the wedding ceremony of Herbert Hoover and Miss Lou Henry.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 17 x 22 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
Mestres, Raymond Carmel Mission Missions--Mission Carmel (San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo) Mission San Carlos Mission San Carlos (Monterey) Missions, Spanish Priests Religious facilities
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
California Carmel Monterey USA
Source
1-126- [Microfiche number] 4092 [Accession number] CHS-4092 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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