Title supplied by cataloger. Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, also known as the San Gabriel Mission, is a former Roman Catholic mission and current historic landmark; it was the fourth of 21 California missions to be founded. The mission was designed by Father Antonio Cruzado, and was built from 1791 to 1805 out of cut stone, brick, and mortar. Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, often referred to as the 'Godmother of the Pueblo of Los Angeles,' was added in 1971 as a National Historic Landmark, building #71000158. It is also a California Historical Landmark, No. 158. Two addresses are given for the mission: 428 South Mission Drive, and 537 West Mission Drive at Junipero Street. View of the covered walkway in the courtyard of Mission San Gabriel Arcangel, with a creeping vine or tree providing shade to one portion of it. The mission is located at 428 S. Mission Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776. No further information has been given. Photograph circa 1909.
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image
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1 negative : safety ; 25 x 20 cm. Photographic safety negatives
Serra, Junipero,--Saint,--1713-1784 Mission San Gabriel Arcangel (San Gabriel, Calif.) Missions, Spanish Catholic church buildings Catholic churches Adobe buildings Adobe churches Adobe brick Historic sites Architecture, Spanish colonial Architecture, Moorish Trellises Climbing plants Courtyards Gardens El Camino Real (Calif.) San Gabriel (Calif.) Cruzado, Antonio
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