Mission San Juan Capistrano [Stereoview]

Name/Title

Mission San Juan Capistrano [Stereoview]

Description

Stereoview by Doerr & Jacobson of Mission San Juan Capistrano. Printed on verso: "Views in and Around San Antonio, / by Doerr & Jacobson, Photographers. / Mission San Juan Capistran. / (Third Mission). Mission Proper. / Ruins. / Aqueduct. / Is about six miles below the city on the west side of the river; it was established in 1781, but was never very prosperous and is now in ruins; however, speak volums for the skill of the architect who designed, and the laborers, who erected the edifice.” Stamped in purple on verso, “H. A. Doer / Photographer / San Antonio, Tex.”

Category

Texas in Focus: Early Photographs from the Lew Anvil Texas Collection