UNKNOWN WOMAN SITTING ON THE FOUNTAIN OF MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
Entry/Object ID
96.7.40.4
Description
UNKNOWN WOMAN SITTING ON THE FOUNTAIN OF MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
Color: Black; White
A black and white photograph of an unknown woman sitting on the fountain at Mission San Juan Capistrano, ca. 1920s. The woman sits at the center on the edge of the fountain wall. She looks to the right and wears a hat, eye-glasses, and a dark-colored dress. She has a purse on her lap which she holds with both hands. Behind her and to the left is the round center-piece of the fountain which has decorative designs. At the left of the background are trees and a utility post. At the right is the mission building which has a tile roof and two floors at the left and one at the right. Many windows line the wall on the second floor while at the front of the first is an arcade. Stamped at the right of the back is half of a stamp for Anderson Photo Service in El Monte. Below this is the number, "43." The photograph was housed in Agnes Temple's album which is item 96.7.94.1 along with many other photographs which span 96.7.1.1-.93.1. Contact sheets 2000.159.1.1-.8 show the original positioning of the images within the album. With only a small stain on the bottom right corner, the artifact is in good condition overall.
Number-Units: 1
Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Architecture, Fountains
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Photographs, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Anderson Photo Service, Clothing and dress, Missions--San Juan Capistrano (Calif.), Historic buildings--San Juan Capistrano (Calif.), Arcades
