Color: Orange, black
"California Missions Pictorial" (Los Angeles: Vincent P. McConologue, 1960), 36 pp. A softcover book on the California missions, with the front cover showing a drawing of Junipero Serra at the lower left and an image of the Mission San Juan Capistrano in a white and black bordered box. The cover background is orange with the title of the work at the top and a small image of a mission at the top left. The title page lists those persons involved in the work's production, including Thomas W. Temple II listed as an associate editor. Nine feature articles are given on subjects including the Mission chain; Serra; Fermin de Lasuen; Father Jayme; transportation music; activities of play; Francisco Dumetz; and Serra's devotion to the Virgin Mary. There are many illustrations, some photographic, but mostly consisting of drawings. There is also a map of the mission sites on the rear cover with a table of distances from Los Angeles. There is space for addresses of the sender and addressee, as well as for a stamp. There are tears at the front upper left, lower right, back lower left corners as well as some small areas of the corner edges; creases; dented corners; surface soiling; and slight discoloration, so the item is in fair condition.
