ACT 2 MISSION PLAY, SAN GABRIEL, CALIFORNIA: EXCOMMUNICATION SCENE
Entry/Object ID
97.13.1.5
Description
ACT 2 MISSION PLAY, SAN GABRIEL, CALIFORNIA: EXCOMMUNICATION SCENE
Postcard: A color postcard titled "Excommunication of Commandante Rivera by Father Junipero Serra: Act 2, Mission Play, San Gabriel Mission." Shown are five priests, including the white-haired Serra at right in front of a large wooden cross with two native Americans kneeling at his feet and two Spanish soldiers, including Rivera, at left in black. At the rear is part of a building assumed to be one of the missions. The Mission Play was written by John Steven McGroarty and produced from 1912 until the late 1930s at the Mission Playhouse next to the Mission San Gabriel. See 97.12.1 and 97.13.4 for related items. The card, published by the Detroit Publishing Company and purchased from Inland Empire Postcards, is in good condition with discoloration, creases at the corners, minor edge wear, and some very small stains on the back. None
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Written Communication T & E, Postcards, Religious drama, San Gabriel (Calif.)
