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Title
Drawing by Edward Vischer depicting the ruins of the Mission San Luis Rey as seen from the rear, May 1, 1865
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Vischer, Edward
Date Created and/or Issued
1865-05-01
Publication Information
University of Southern California. Libraries
Contributing Institution
California Historical Society
University of Southern California Digital Library
Collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Rights Information
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
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Description
Photograph of a drawing by Edward Vischer of the Mission San Luis Rey as seen from the rear, May 1, 1865. The silhouette of a person and a dog is in the foreground. The 3-story bell tower is situated on the corner of the church. Other buildings are clustered to the right. A low hill is in the background. The suns rays penetrate the clouds at right. Caption reads: "Ruins of the church and buildings of the ex-Mission of San Luis Rey."
Image acquired? by C.C. Pierce around 1924.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : photoprint, b&w
12 x 17 cm., 21 x 26 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
art
Identifier
chs-m12966
USC-1-1-1-13118
USC-1-1-1-14091 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-2979...-7206
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m12966
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-2979.jpg
Subject
Art--Vischer, Edward
Missions, Spanish
San Luis Rey de Francia Mission
Vischer, Edward
Religious facilities
Time Period
1865-05-01
Place
California
San Diego
USA
Source
1-140-74; 1-189- [Microfiche number]
2979; 7206 [Accession number]
CHS-2979; CHS-7206 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
Relation
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
USC
chs-m265

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