San Fernando Mission, California, 1901 – Historic Photo Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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A window into the past: San Fernando Mission, California, 1901, preserved in this historic image. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
Library of Congress record: San Fernando Mission
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San Fernando Mission, California, 1901
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San Fernando Mission, in the San Fernando Valley north of Los Angeles, was founded in 1797 and had been secularized in the 1830s, so by 1901 it stood as a relic of the Franciscan era rather than a working religious community. The valley around it was still largely farmland, with grain, orchards, and vineyards on land that had once belonged to the mission's herds and fields. Railroad lines and growing Los Angeles had begun to draw settlers into the area, and the mission was becoming a point of local pride and a destination for visitors interested in the state's Spanish past. Many residents in 1901 would have known it as a quiet landmark beside the valley's farms and small towns.
| Created / published | 1901 |
|---|---|
| Creator | pillsbury picture co. |
| Notes | Panoramic photograph. |
| Subjects | Panoramic photographs--California |
| Source | Library of Congress, Panoramic Photographs |
| Original scan | 5,400 × 1,792 px · prints to 18 × 6 in at 300 dpi |
| Library of Congress title | San Fernando Mission |
| Reference | CA San Fernando Mission 1901 |
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