MAKE A MEME View Large Image Detail of adobe and concrete construction at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca.1904 (CHS-4440).jpg en <br> Detail of adobe and concrete construction at Mission San Juan Capistrano California ca 1904 Photograph of the detail of ...
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Keywords: Detail of adobe and concrete construction at Mission San Juan Capistrano, California, ca.1904 (CHS-4440).jpg en <br> Detail of adobe and concrete construction at Mission San Juan Capistrano California ca 1904 Photograph of the detail of adobe and concrete construction at Mission San Juan Capistrano California ca 1904 This mission is probably San Luis Rey but is also listed as San Juan Capistrano The close-up shows adobe surrounding an underlying brick structure ; Photoprint reads Pierce In re your picture 4440 detail of Mission Contruction The only thing James says that might connect this with it is in extended references to the use of Adobe blocks laid with heavy 'concrete' joints between them at San Luis Rey he seems to have made most of his observations on construction as almost every one else does at San Luis Rey and Capistrano Rexford Newcomb who develops his ideas so closely to James' that it is suspicious that he got ideas from James or else they both borrowed from the same source says 'There were some ingenious systems of construction evolved in order to make the adobe of practical value and no system is more ingenious than that used at San Luis Rey The walls here are of adobe blocks 8 x 8 square by 24 long which were laid in diagonal pattern with heavy concrete joints between them The 'concrete' was made of lime and sand mortar combined with stones and pieces of brick and tile It is needless to say that the bond between a wall of this sort and the stucco plaster placed over it would be much stronger than if the plaster were applied to ta plain adobe surface James mentions the fact that this can be seen in a section of the wall at the right hand side of the doorway to the quadrangle and between it and the stairway to the choir loft You may have a picture of his of this are which would tie in with this picture 4440 It might be that this picture should be horizontal instead of vertical At any rate I think this is what he intended the 'Detail of Contruction' to represent -- Crum Call number CHS-4440 Legacy record ID chs-m16785; USC-1-1-1-14088; USC-1-1-1-14091 Photographer James George Wharton Filename CHS-4440 Coverage date circa 1904 Part of collection California Historical Society Collection 1860-1960 Type images Geographic subject city or populated place San Juan Capistrano; San Juan Capistrano Repository name USC Libraries Special Collections Accession number 4440 Microfiche number 1-137-139 Archival file chs_Volume96/CHS-4440 tiff Part of subcollection Title Insurance and Trust and C C Pierce Photography Collection 1860-1960 Repository address Doheny Memorial Library Los Angeles CA 90089-0189 Geographic subject country USA Format aacr2 3 photographs glass photonegative photoprints b w ; 22 x 17 cm Rights Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Subject adlf religious facilities Project USC Repository email specol usc edu Contributing entity California Historical Society Date created circa 1904 Publisher of the digital version University of Southern California Libraries Format aat photographic prints; photographs Geographic subject state California Subject file heading Missions -- Mission San Juan Capistrano; Missions -- Mission San Luis Rey de Francia Format glass plate negatives Access conditions Send requests to address or e-mail given Phone 213 821-2366; fax 213 740-2343 Geographic subject county Orange; San Diego Subject lcsh Missions Spanish Subject San Juan Capistrano Mission; San Luis Rey de Francia Mission circa 1904 date created James George Wharton http //digitallibrary usc edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15799coll65/id/16718 PD-old-70-1923 Images from USC Digital Library uploaded by Fæ California Historical Society Collection 1860-1960 Glass plate negatives Photographs by George Wharton James Mission San Juan Capistrano
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