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Description
Photograph of the large crucifix and choir loft in the rear of the church of Mission San Gabriel, ca.1908. Two vases containing wild flowers are on either side of the small alter above which hangs the figure of Christ on the crucifix. Between two candles on the alter is a sign which reads "Indulgences [...] mission crosses [...]ted by the [...], granted by His Holiness Pius IX, [...] a plenary indulgence: 1 [...], 2 [...], 3 [...], 4 [...] a partial indulgence".... A picture of Christ carrying the cross hangs on an adjacent piller under the choir loft.
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
1-133-48 [Microfiche number] 3028 [Accession number] CHS-3028 [Call number] California Historical Society [Contributing entity]
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