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Caption
Mission San Juan Bautista Founded 1797, San Juan Bautista, California - Glimpse of a few of the historic art treasures in California's largest of Mission church. Today 31 original paintings still adorn its walls and 7 wooden statues stand in its niches, all dating from about 1800. Above them, floating beams 40 feet long support the ceiling; in the tile floor beneath wild animal tracks can still be seen.
Physical Description
One color postcard with a divided back. The postcard was printed by H.S. Crocker in San Francisco, California and features a photograph by Hubert A. Lowman.
Condition
Used
Postmark Date
1960-06-15
Sender
Agnes [Pacific Grove, California]
Recipient
Mother M. Lambin [San Diego, California]
Language of Message
English
Language of Postcard
English
Location
United States–California–San Benito County–San Juan Bautista
Publisher Series
CMT-40
Printer
H.S Crocker
Photographer
Hubert A. Lowman
Printing Process
lithograph
Date Issued
1856-
Object Type
Postcard
Object Size
14 X 09 cm
Original Collection
San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection
Digital Collection
American Postcard Collection
Digital Publisher
Copley Library. University of San Diego
Collection Number
Central California-86
Date Digitized
2014-04-17
Image Format
Image/JPEG
Repository
Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego
Image File Location
P:\SDCW Postcard Collection\UnitedStates\California\CentralCalifornia-86A
Image File Size
651 KB
Copyright
Copyright not Evaluated
Keywords
San Juan Bautista (Calif.), San Juan Bautista (Mission : San Juan Bautista, Calif.), Mission churches, Interiors, Altars