Title supplied by cataloger. Founded by father Fermi´n Lasue´n on September 8, 1797 in Mission Hills, Mission San Fernando Rey de Espan~a (originally La Misio´n del Sen~or Fernando, Rey de Espan~a) is located on the former settlement of Encino Rancho. It was the seventeenth mission built in Alto California. It was built in a quadrangle, similar to other missions, in which the church makes up one corner. In 1804, nearly 1,000 Indians lived at the mission and had learned the important trades, which included blacksmithing, farming, ranching, carpentry, weaving, leathermaking brick making, soap making and wine making. There are over 2,000 people buried in the cemetery at the mission, most of them Indians. Brand Park is a beautiful and spacious park located at 15174 San Fernando Mission Boulevard, across the street from Mission San Fernando Rey de Espan~a. This photograph shows an unidentified woman sitting on the ledge of the original mission fountain - which now stands some 30 feet from its first location. Curiously enough, she sits next to the sign that clearly reads: "Keep Off Fountain". Also featured, but not visible in this shot, is an old soap works, a large and oddly shaped reservoir from which the mission fathers were supplied with water, and Barnham's life-sized statue of Father Juni´pero Serra, with his arm around an Indian boy. Mission San Fernando Rey de Espan~a is visible in the background, and is located at 15151 San Fernando Mission Boulevard.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;7 x 12 cm. Photographic prints
San Fernando, Rey de Espan~a (Mission : San Fernando, Calif.) Missions, Spanish--California--Los Angeles Fountains--California--Los Angeles Parks--California--Mission Hills (Los Angeles) Brand Park (Mission Hills, Los Angeles, Calif.) Mission Hills (Los Angeles, Calif.)
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