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Description
Photograph of the baptistry with original font of hammered copper made by Mission Indians at Mission San Gabriel, ca.1908. A picture of the full figure of Christ as shepherd hangs in an arched recess in the adobe wall behind the baptistry. A wooden floor stand holds an open book on it in the corner. A small table at left is covered with a lace cloth and bears a candle, a small dish or bowl and a sash. A small table at right is bare. The font has a hinged metal lid which is padlocked shut.
Type
image
Format
2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w 22 x 17 cm. glass plate negatives photographic prints photographs
Mission San Gabriel Arcangel Missions, Spanish Architecture, Spanish colonial Churches, Catholic Buildings San Gabriel Arcangel Mission Mission San Gabriel Religious facilities
Time Period
circa 1908
Place
California Los Angeles San Gabriel USA
Source
1-133-97 [Microfiche number] 3105 [Accession number] CHS-3105 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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