A cabinet photograph, "Souvenir of California," San Gabriel Mission, ca. 1890.
Entry/Object ID
2015.343.1.1
Description
A cabinet card photograph, "Souvenir of California," San Gabriel Mission, ca. 1890. The side view of the adobe church shows the exterior bells, hung in niches in the wall. The support pylons are visible along the length of the building. A family of three are standing next to the church on the left, also visible are several pepper trees. The reverse includes typed information about the history of the mission and the photographer's name, Pierce and McConnell as successors to J. B. Blanchard & Co. With moderate fading of the image, minor surface soiling throughout and warping, the object is in fair condition.
