Color: Sepia
RPPC of a woman at Mission San Juan Capistrano, ca. 1920s. The woman is in costume and stands at the center on a dirt area. She wears a long silk dress which has a lace collar and is pleaded at the bottom; flowered shawl behind her back; hose; and buckle shoes. She faces and smiles at the camera and has her right hand on her hip. With her left hand she holds the long branch of a plant which is at the far right. Below this plant are several small flowers which are also at the far left. At the top of the left hang the branches of a tree. In the back is a patio which has a stone walk and part of an arch at the left. At the top of the back is a purple stamp that with the words, "Old Mission / San Juan Capistrano, Calif. / FOUNDED 1776." This is placed over print that reads, "POST CARD / CORRESPONDENCE / ADDRESS." At the far right is a square box which is oulined with the letters, "A Z O." At the middle is, "PLACE / STAMP / HERE." The image 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 some warping, the artifact is in good overall condition.
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Two-dimensional, Postcards, Mission San Juan Capistrano, Clothing and dress, Missions--San Juan Capistrano (Calif.)
