View of the ruined corridor (or arcade?) at Mission San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, 1885

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Title	View of the ruined corridor (or arcade?) at Mission San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, 1885
Description	Photograph of a view of the ruined corridor (or arcade?) at Mission San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California, 1885. Arches of the dilapidated arcade form a square around the quadrangle (at right). Wild grass, flowers, and fallen adobe debris cover the ground.; "Mission San Juan Capistrano was the 7th Mission when it was founded by Father Serra in 1776. Mission San Juan Capistrano is famous for its Swallows. A Swallow is a type of bird which lives in 'houses' made of mud on cliffs, under eaves, and other such overhangs. It is said that the Swallows return to their homes at the Mission every year on March 19th." -- unknown author.
Subject	San Juan Capistrano Mission
Subject (adlf)	religious facilities
Subject (file heading)	Missions -- Mission San Juan Capistrano
Subject (lcsh)	Missions, Spanish
Geographic subject (city or populated place)	San Juan Capistrano
Geographic subject (county)	Orange
Geographic subject (state)	California
Geographic subject (country)	USA
Coverage date	1885
Photographer	Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946; James, G.W.
Publisher (of the digital version)	University of Southern California. Libraries
Date created	1885
Type	images
Format	glass plate negatives
Format (aacr2)	2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 26 x 21 cm.
Format (aat)	photographic prints photographs
Accession number	5860
Call number	CHS-5860
Microfiche number	1-137-90
Legacy record ID	chs-m518; USC-1-1-1-14088
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	California Historical Society
Access conditions	Send requests to address or e-mail given. Phone (213) 821-2366; fax (213) 740-2343.
Repository name	USC Libraries Special Collections
Repository address	Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189
Repository email	specol@usc.edu
Filename	CHS-5860
Archival file	chs_Volume147/CHS-5860.tiff

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