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This album features photographs of the missions of Arizona, Texas, and New Mexico. 1- (Text) Arizona: Missions and Pueblos of the Old Southwest by Cleve Hallenbeck. 2- "All that remains of the Los Angeles de Guevavi". 3- "The Tumacacori as it is to-day". 4- "An Indian hut in Arizona / This type of habitation was gradually supplanted, in the mission field, by the type of jacal (cabin) shown in picture 3e, which was introduced by the Spaniards". 4- "The San Jose del Tucson forty years ago. Nothing but a heap of rubbish now remains". 5- "The San Jose de Tumacacori before the ceiling collapsed". 6- "The Tumacacori, viewed from the rear showing the arched roof of the baptistry". 7- "The San Xavier just before restoration". 8- "The San Xavier as it is to-day. View from the south". 9- "Main altar (right centre) and gospel chapel (at left) of the San Xavier". 10- "Detail of the main altar of the San Xavier showing the conventional stone lions of Castile". 11- "The mission of San Xavier del Bac viewed from the east". 12- "Main altar (left centre) and epistle chapel (at right) of the San Xavier". 13- "The 'Grotto Shine' near the San Xavier. The tablet on the west pillar reads, 'Erected by the Bishop of Tucson A.D. 1908. The 50th Anniversary of the Wondrous Apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mother of God at the Grotto of Lourdes.' The statue of the Virgin Mary is an exceptionally beautiful bit of statuary." 14- "The San Xavier as left by the Franciscans in 1823. The right-hand tower was never finished". 15- "Mortuary chapel of the San Xavier and a portion of the patio wall (recently rebuilt)". 16- "Facade of the San Xavier. The general design of the San Xavier is Morrish, but the facade is classic and alien to the remainder of the structure. The scallop shell over the middle balcony window is the symbol of the Order of the Franciscans". 17- "Detail of the epistle chapel of the San Xavier. All the extreme right is the elevated, canopied pulpit, reached by a steep flight of steps. This style of pulpit was common to nearly all the mission churches". 18- "Confessional chair of the San Xavier. An example of Indian craftsmanship". 19- (Text) Arizona: Spanish Missions of the Old Southwest by Earle R. Forrest. 20- "Main Altar of La Concepcion mission at ancient Hawikuh. At the foot of this altar Fray Pedro de Avila y Ayala was slain by Apaches in the raid of August 7, 1670. Beneath the main altar beyond the steps, a skeleton was found in 1919." 21- "A Penitente morada, or House of Worship." 22- "Procession of the Penitentes to the calvario Cross for the crucifixion on Good Friday. The only photograph of a Penitente procession known to be in existence". 23- (Text) New Mexico: Missions and Pueblos of the Old Southwest by Cleve Hallenbeck. 24- "Mission Church at Ranchas de Taos". 25- "The present mission of San Geronimo at Taos". 26- "Ruins of the mission of San Geronimo at Taos - the first mission built in Taos pueblo". 27- "Ruins of the mission church of San Lorenzo at Picuris". 28- "The santuario at Chimayo (not a museum)". 29- "Church of San Juan de los Caballeros at San Juan. San Juan formerly was the Indian pueblo of Yunque". 30- "The church at Las Trampas". 31- "The mission of San Jose de Aguayo in 1925". 32- "Interior of the church at Santa Cruz showing typical altar and reredos (altar-screen) of the early mission days". 33- "Church of San Diego in the Tesuque pueblo, as it was sixty years ago. From a painting by Carlos Vierra". 34- "Mission of Santa Clara de Asis at Santa Clara". 35- "Church of Nuestra Senora de Guadalupe at Santa Fe". 36- "Mission of San Buenaventura in the Cochiti pueblo. Said to be the oldest existing church within the United States". 37- "The Historical and Archaeological Museum at Santa Fe: a replica of six of the old mission churches". 38- "Old San Miguel chapel at Santa Fe. The tower has been rebuilt since this picture was made". 39- "Ruins of the old mission of San Diego at Femez. Once one of the finest churches in the State". 40- "San Felipe Mission at San Felipe". 41- "Mission church of Santa Ana de Alamillo". 42- "Mission of Nuestra Senora de la Asuncion at Zita". 43- "Mission of San Augustin in the Isleta pueblo". 44- "San Felipe church in old Albequerque after restoration". 45- "San Felipe church in old Albequerque before restoration". 46- "Mission of San Estevan in the Acoma pueblo. The New Mexico building at the Panama Exposition was modelled [sic] after this church". 47- "Mission church at Laguna". 48- "Interior of the Acoma Chapel. The reredos, which is one of the very oldest in the United States, is ian example of Indian workmanship". 49- "Bells of the Acoma Mission installed about 1630. (Pueblo Indian bell-ringer)". 50- "Remains of the mission church at Cuarai". 51- "Street in the Acoma pueblo as it has been for nearly three centuries. It is typical of the Indian pueblos of the Mission period". 52- "Ruins if the mission church at Tabira, or Gran Quivira". 53- (Text) New Mexico: Spanish Mission of the Old Southwest by Earle. Forrest. 54- "Ruins of the Zuni Mission at Zuni Pueblo, New Mexico. Founded in 1699, it was completed in 1705. 55- "Mission of San Agustin at Isleta pueblo before it was remodeled. This shows its original appearance; erected in 1709". 56- "Ruins of the mission at Pecos. From a sketch made in 1846 by Col. W. H. Emory, U.S.A." 57- "Ruins of Pecos church today. This great church on the old Santa Fe trail has been called the most historic mission ruin in New Mexico". 58- "Old mission of Los Rancheros de Taos, New Mexico erected in 1772, it is still in use". 59- "Ruins of the second mission founded at old San Felipe built in 1694 on the Black mesa near Bernalillo, New Mexico". 60- "Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary known as Rosario chapel, Santa Fe, New Mexico". 61- "Ruins of San Diego de Jemez mission founded in the seventeenth century at ancient Gyusiwa pueblo". 62- "The present mission at San Felipe pueblo, near Thornton, New Mexico erected shortly after 1700". 63- "Santa Clara mission before the building fell. One of the fine examples of Franciscan missions in New Mexico". 64- "Santo Domingo mission, Santo Domingo pueblo, New Mexico. Erected in modern times, but typical of the early New Mexico missions". 65- "Santa Ana mission, Santa Ana pueblo, New Mexico. Believed to have been erected shortly after 1694". 66- "San Miguel church, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Built by Don Juan de Onate between 1605 and 1608". 67- "San Ildefonso mission as it appeared before remodeling in recent years". 68- "The altar and interior of San Miguel church. This is typical of all the New Mexico missions". 69- (Text) Texas: Mission [sic] and Pueblos of the Old Southwest by Earle R. Forrest. 70- "The Valero from the south as it was in 1911". 71- "Front of the Valero. The final fight in the Massacre of the Alamo occurred in the baptistry, which is the lower room nearest the observer". 72- "Mission of San Francisco de la Espada. The old mission well, in the foreground, is still in service." 73- "The San Antonio de Valero (The Alamo) viewed from under an arch of the ruined cloisters. The Valero originally had twin towers, similar to those of the concepcion". 74- "The Concepcion viewed from the north". 75- "The mission of Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion Purisma de Acuna, usually known as the Concepcion". 76- "Old watchtower near the valero used in mission days as an outpost for defense against Indian attacks". 77- "Cloister arches of the concepcion. The piers are about seven feet deep. At the extreme right is a glimpse of the mission garden". 78- "Mission of San Juan Capistrano as it appears to-day". 79- "Interior of the Concepcion showing the main altar. The absence of mural decoration is in marked contrast to the over-decorated San Xavier in Arizona. The priest in the foreground wears the brown habit and white knotted cord of the Order of Franciscans". 80- "The baptismal font of the concepcion. At the bac is the original font (built into the wall) carved by the Padres". 81- "Remains of old aqueduct near the San Juan; used to carry water from the San Antonio River to the mission gardens, orchards, etc.". 82- "Chapel of the Espada. Thirteen of the fourteen "Stations of the Cross" are seen on its walls. The skylight is a modern innovation". 83- "Facade of the Espada". 84- "The San Juan fifty years ago". 85- "Baluarte, or fortified tower at a corner of the patio wall of the Espada. The Espada originally had eight of these baluartes built into its walls". 86- "The San Jose de Aguayo as it was in 1864". 87- "The mission of San Jose de Aguayo". 88- "Side view of the San Jose (from the south)". 89- "The San Jose looking west". 90- "Cloister arches of the San Jose looking east. The San Jose and the Valero were the only missions in the entire Southwest having two-story cloisters". 91- "Cloister arches of the San Jose from the east door of the baptistry. The view includes a portion of the old mission garden". 92- "Facade of the San Jose. This once beautiful carving was executed by the Spanish sculptor, Huisar. It has been studied by artists and architects from all parts of the world". 93- "East door of the baptistry of the San Jose, showing the style of heavy carved door used in all the mission fields". 94- "The baptistry window of the San Jose. Another example of Huisar's work. It has been considerably damaged". 95- "Closer view of the facade of the San Jose". 96- "Granary of the San Jose showing remnants of the wall buttresses". 97- "The ruined chapel of the San Jose". 98- "The present San Fernando cathedral, the old cathedral forming its rear portion". 99- "The old San Fernando cathedral in San Antonio, as it was in 1868. Built in 1731". 100- Blank.
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