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Description
Photograph of Mission San Gabriel, California, showing stone steps leading to choir loft, ca.1890. In the extreme foreground at left, a large wall of the mission can be seen with several supporting buttresses. In the background at left along the wall, a series of stone steps can be seen leading to a small balcony above. To the right, two men wearing coats and hats can be seen standing next to a large tree. Behind the men, a crude wooden fence is visible.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 22 x 17 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
Mission San Gabriel San Gabriel Arcangel Mission Missions--Mission San Gabriel Arcangel Mission San Gabriel Arcangel Missions, Spanish Architecture, Spanish colonial Trees Churches, Catholic Adobe brick Walls Religious facilities
Time Period
circa 1890
Place
California Los Angeles San Gabriel USA
Source
133 [Accession number] CHS-133 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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