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Description
Photograph of Mission San Gabriel, showing the bell tower, 1900. The structure stands about two-stories tall and approximately three feet deep. A thick buttress supports the adjacent church wall. Also called a "Campanario", this belfry has four bells (one large, three mid-size) each hung in its own arched opening. There are a total of six arched openings but only four of them hold bells. Behind the rightmost arch, a ladder can be seen. At the highest point of the belfry stands a cross. The stucco on parts of the belfry and the adjacent building have worn off. The belfry stands behind a low adobe wall. In the foreground, in front of the belfry is a palm. The bells have raised lettering on their outer shell. The upper right bell reads "San ...". Caption reads: "'The Bells' San Gabriel Mission".
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 26 x 21 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
Mission San Gabriel Mission San Gabriel Arcangel Missions, Spanish Architecture, Spanish colonial Churches, Catholic Bells Bell towers Religious facilities
Time Period
1900
Place
California Los Angeles San Gabriel USA
Source
1-133-55 [Microfiche number] 5022 [Accession number] CHS-5022 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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