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Description
Photograph of Father Superior Peter Wallischeck in Mission Santa Barbara cemetery, ca.1898. He is wearing the Franciscan habit with cords hanging nearly to floor. He holds an open book with his hands and stares off to the right. Father Superior stands behind a large succulent plant, and a row of small trees and plants can be seen at left. At right, stone buttresses of a large building are visible with ivy growing along its base. In the extreme background at center, church bell tower is visible. No bells are visible in the open niches along the side of the tower.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 21 x 13 cm., 20 x 15 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
Mission Santa Barbara Religious and ecclesiastical institutions Catholic Church--Clergy Missions, Spanish Franciscans Monasticism and religious orders--Habit Religious facilities
Time Period
circa 1898
Place
California Santa Barbara USA
Source
1-144-; 1-90-701 [Microfiche number] 575 [Accession number] CHS-575 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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