ENTRANCE TO AN UNIDENTIFIED CALIFORNIA MISSION, 1920s

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ENTRANCE TO AN UNIDENTIFIED CALIFORNIA MISSION, 1920s

Entry/Object ID

96.7.57.3

Description

ENTRANCE TO AN UNIDENTIFIED CALIFORNIA MISSION, 1920s Color: Black; White A photograph of the entrance to an unidentified California mission, ca. 1926. The entrance is arched and is flanked by two columns topped by a straight cornice. This, in turn, is flanked, by a larger set of columns and cornicewith darker painted detailing. At the top are narrower columns extending toward the top of the structure, but out of view. In front of the entrance is some landscaping consisting of groundcover, bushes and shrubs, and a few small trees. At the top left of the reverse is an oval stamp from Anderson Photo Service in El Monte. At the lower left corner is the stamped number "8." Some evidence of a stain or mark, perhaps from a mounting corner, is at the upper left of the front and there is a small stain at the bottom edge. Otherwise, the artifact is in good condition. Number-Units: 1

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Two-dimensional, Photographs, Missions--California

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