Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara, Calif. – Vintage Print
(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.)
Description
This rare historic photograph captures Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara, Calif. in remarkable detail. It comes from the collections of the Library of Congress, scanned from the original and carefully restored.
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Santa Barbara Mission, Santa Barbara, Calif.
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Santa Barbara Mission sits on a rise above the city and has been called the Queen of the Missions since the Franciscans founded it in 1786. Don Ollis's 1947 view captures the site in the years when California was embracing its Spanish colonial heritage, and the whitewashed walls and twin bell towers had become emblems of that past. The mission remains an active parish staffed by Franciscan friars, a religious presence that dates back to its founding. That long, unbroken use is what makes the scene worth a second look.
| Medium | 1 photographic print. |
|---|---|
| Notes | 1947 |
| Subjects | Photo by Don Ollis. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: Photog. I.; Religion--Missions--Ca.; California--S- B-; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,200 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-135311 |
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