Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo [Cabinet Card]
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Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo [Cabinet Card]Description
Cabinet card photograph featuring the Mission San Jose in San Antonio, Tex. On the bottom, is the imprint: "Jacobson / Photo. 7. Mission San Jose, 2d Mission, 2 E. Houston Str. / San Antonio." The back of the photograph is a promotional history of "Picturesque San Antonio. Published by M.E. Jacobson" and goes on to describe several Missions in that city.Context
This photo was taken by Mary Jacobson between 1889 and 1893, before the bell tower and its stairs collapsed and the 1930s major restoration of the mission structures, church dome, and roof by the church, the San Antonio Conservation Society, and Bexar County, assisted by the Work Projects Administration and the Civil Works Administration.Category
Spanish Dominion
Becoming Texas, Bullock Museum