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Title
Drawing of Mission San Rafael as it appeared in 1831, by Edward Vischer, 1878
Creator
Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946
Vischer
Date Created and/or Issued
1878
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 of Mission San Rafael as it appeared in 1831, by Edward Vischer, 1878. The adobe mission buildings can be seen at center. A tall tower, possibly housing bells, can be seen on the left side of the structure. A cross tops this tower. Small huts are visible at left, while a low, brush-covered hill can be seen in the foreground at right. More hills are visible in the background. The drawing was done from recollection of General Vallejo.
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : photoprint, b&w
21 x 26 cm.
photographic prints
photographs
art
Identifier
chs-m13938
USC-1-1-1-14094 [Legacy record ID]
CHS-10105
http://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m13938
http://thumbnails.digitallibrary.usc.edu/CHS-10105.jpg
Subject
Mission San Rafael Arcangel
Missions, Spanish
San Rafael Arcangel Mission
Religious facilities
Time Period
1878
Place
California
Marin
USA
Source
1-143-7 [Microfiche number]
10105 [Accession number]
CHS-10105 [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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