Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo in San Antonio, Texas, showing ruined interior of its church, ca.1898
Title
Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo in San Antonio , Texas , showing ruined interior of its church , ca.1898
Description
Photograph of Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo in San Antonio, Texas, showing ruined interior of its church, ca.1898. In the foreground at left, a large ruined and deteriorated wall can be seen. At center, a half-dome structure is visible with a small entryway and broken window. Above the ruined walls, the top of the bell tower can be seen. At the apex of the bell tower, a decorative cross is visible. This was the second mission in San Antonio. The mission was founded on February 23, 1720 and named in part for the Marquis de San Miguel de Aguayo, José de Azlor y Virto de Vera.
Subject
Texas ; Missions of Texas , Arizona , Old & New Mexico
Subject (adlf)
religious facilities
Subject (file heading)
Missions -- Texas ; Texas
Subject (lcsh)
Missions, Spanish
Geographic subject (city or populated place)
San Antonio
Geographic subject (county)
Bexar
Geographic subject (state)
Texas
Geographic subject (country)
USA
Coverage date
circa 1898
Photographer
Pierce , C.C . (Charles C.) , 1861-1946
Publisher (of the digital version)
University of Southern California . Libraries
Date created
circa 1898
Type
images
Format
glass plate negatives
Format (aacr2)
3 photographs : glass photonegative , photoprints , b&w ; 22 x 17 cm .
Format (aat)
photographic prints photographs
Contributing entity
California Historical Society
Accession number
790
Call number
CHS-790
Microfiche number
1-153-
Legacy record ID
chs-m14667 ; USC-1-1-1-14103
Part of collection
California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960
Part of subcollection
Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960
Project
USC
Rights
Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license -- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ -- Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library ; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California
Physical access
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Repository name
USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address
Doheny Memorial Library , Los Angeles , CA 90089-0189
Repository email
specol@dots.usc.edu
Filename
CHS-790
Archival file
chs_Volume90/CHS-790.tiff
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