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SAN GABRIEL MISSION ALTAR rests beneath six statues brought individually from Spain in the 1790's - 20 years after the Mission's founding. The statue of the Blessed Virgin was a gift of the King and Queen of Spain. Present Mission church was dedicated early in the 19th century and there has been no cessation of religious services these 150 years.
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San Gabriel Mission Altar, San Gabriel, California
SAN GABRIEL MISSION ALTAR rests beneath six statues brought individually from Spain in the 1790's - 20 years after the Mission's founding. The statue of the Blessed Virgin was a gift of the King and Queen of Spain. Present Mission church was dedicated early in the 19th century and there has been no cessation of religious services these 150 years.
Publisher: Union Oil Co. of California (founded in 1890)
American
1955
Medium/Technique
Photochrome on card stock.
Dimensions
Vertical: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.11624
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. ROYAL 76 GASOLINE TOUR THE WEST WITH UNION
UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
MADE IN U.S.A. [black ink on back]
UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
MADE IN U.S.A. [black ink on back]
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)