Drawing of Mission San Juan Capistrano by Henry Chapman Ford, ca.1883

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Photograph of a drawing of Mission San Juan Capistrano by Henry Chapman Ford, ca.1883. The right portion of the dilapidated mission is deteriorating. Parts of the walls have collapsed. Several people are lounging around under the arcade (at left). The arcade appears to be in good condition.; "Mission San Juan Capistrano is the seventh mission founded November 1, 1776 by Fr. Junipero Serra. Previously established by Fr. Fermin Lasuen October 30, 1775, but abandoned because of Indian unrest at Mission San Diego. Named for St. John of Capistrano, Italy, a theologian and inquisitor of the 14th century. The Great Stone Church begun 1796; competed 1806; destroyed by earthquake 1812. Mission secularized 1833, sold 1845, and returned to Church 1865. Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded twice. In October of 1775, Father Lasuen left San Diego with eleven soldiers to establish a mission roughly halfway between the San Diego Mission and San Gabriel Mission. On October 30, 1775, a large cross was set up and Fr. Lasuen took formal possession of the land in the name of the crown and dedicated the ground. A number of Indians watched and helped to haul timber for the building of a temporary chapel and dwellings. The work went on for eight days, but came to a halt when word reached the Spaniards that the San Diego Mission had suffered an Indian attack. The bells were hastily buried and the small party hurried south to take shelter in the Mission at San Diego. After a year's delay, an expedition led by Father Junipero Serra, arrived at the same site October 31, 1776, with two padres and an escort of soldiers. The following day, November 1, 1776, the mission was officially dedicated. Once established, the mission prospered almost from the start. Between the founding and 1797 a number of adobe buildings were erected. In 1777, the first little church was built, a modest structure that is still in use today. Considered the oldest church in California, it is called the 'Serra Chapel' because it is the only building still standing where Fr. Serra had said Mass." -- unknown author.

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Title Drawing of Mission San Juan Capistrano by Henry Chapman Ford, ca.1883

Subject Missions -- Mission San Juan Capistrano (file heading), Missions, Spanish (lcsh), religious facilities (adlf), San Juan Capistrano Mission (subject)

Tags OAI-PMH Harvest

Place California (states), Orange (counties), San Juan Capistrano (city or populated place), USA (countries)

Temporal Subject 1883

Type images

Format 2 photographs : glass photonegative, photoprint, b&w ; 21 x 26 cm. (aacr2), art (aat), glass plate negatives (format), photographic prints (aat), photographs (aat)

Source California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection), Title Insurance and Trust, and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection, 1860-1960 (subcollection)

Date Created 1883

Creator Pierce, C.C. (Charles C.), 1861-1946 (photographer)

Publisher University of Southern California. Libraries (digital)

Repository Email specol@lib.usc.edu

Repository Name USC Libraries Special Collections

Repository Location Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189

Rights Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

Copyright Public Domain. Please credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library.

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Permanent Link (DOI) https://doi.org/10.25549/chs-m17469

Identifier 5738 (accession number), CHS-5738 (call number), CHS-5738 (filename), chs-m265 (legacy collection record id), chs-c65-17462 (legacy record id), chs-m17469 (legacy record id), USC-1-1-1-14089 (legacy record id), 1-137-79 (microfiche number), USC (project)

IIIF ID [Document.IIIFV3ID]

DM Record ID 17462

Unique identifier UC142478

Legacy Identifier CHS-5738.tiff

Type Image

Internet Media Type image/tiff

Resolution 17.0 in × 13.7 in at 300dpi
43.1 cm × 35.0 cm at 300dpi

Inherited Values

Title Title Insurance and Trust and C.C. Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960

Description The nearly 15,000 unique photographs of this collection contain the work of C.C. Pierce which cover the Los Angeles region city, street and architectural views, California Missions, Southwestern Native Americans, and turn-of-century Nevada, Arizona, and California. Pierce, active from 1886 to 1940, was one of the leading photographers of his day and amassed a collection of 15,000 images, including his own and those bought and copied from his contemporaries, George Wharton James and Charles Puck. The James collection contains over 2,000 images of portraits, customs, ceremonies, arts, and games of various groups of Southwestern Native Americans.

Date Created 1860/1960

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