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Title
Lithograph of the remarkable paintings on the ceiling at Mission Santa Clara, ca.1900
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1900
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 lithograph of the remarkable paintings on the ceiling at Mission Santa Clara, ca.1900. The paintings depict a large circular emblem surrounded by a host of winged angels and robed clergymen. At center, an angel is holding a banner that reads "Santa Santa Senora". The far wall of the room is visible along the bottom edge of the image, and it is ornately carved and decorated with arch shapes and a figure of a woman, possibly Santa Clara.
Type
image
Format
3 photographs : transparency, photoprints, b&w
26 x 21 cm., 18 x 13 cm., 22 x 17 cm.
transparencies
photographic prints
photographs
art
Identifier
chs-m19723
USC-1-1-1-14096 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-11386
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m19723
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-11386.jpg
Subject
Mission Santa Clara de Asis
Missions, Spanish
Santa Clara de Asis Mission
Religious facilities
Time Period
circa 1900
Place
California
Santa Clara
USA
Source
1-145-13 [Microfiche number]
11386 [Accession number]
CHS-11386 [Call number]
California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
isla id: 1-144-13 [Identifying number]
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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