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St. Peter's Novitiate, La Lomita, Mission, Texas

Description: St. Peter's Novitiate was built on the ranchlands willed to the Oblate Order of Mary Immaculate in 1912 by architect Frederick B. Gaenslen. The ruins of the seminary which was nearly destroyed by fire in 2009 are located on the hilltop near La Lomita Chapel.
Date: unknown
Partner: The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley

Catholic Mission

Description: Old Catholic mission in San Antonio
Date: unknown
Partner: Tarrant County College NE, Heritage Room

[Photograph of the Peter Walter Cabin]

Description: Photograph of the Peter Walter Cabin, perhaps located at an Episcopal Mission. It is a stone cabin with some wooden shingles on the side and a covered front porch. There is a Texas historical marker on the front right side. The following is written on the back: "Peter Walter Cabin (Episcopal Mission)."
Date: unknown
Partner: Gillespie County Historical Society

[Photograph of a Spanish mission]

Description: Photograph of a Spanish mission that has a large tower with a small cross on top of it. The entrance to the mission also has a cross above the doorway.
Date: [1980,1990]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Close-Up of a Plaque]

Description: Photograph of a plaque with a border of carved flowers on the stone wall of a building at a mission in San Antonio, Texas. The plaque reads: "This is the ruins of the habitations of the friars and Indians; refrectory [sic], kitchen and other regular offices. In the second patio there was a gallery with weaving rooms and rooms for storing materials and utensils. The habitations of the Indians formed a large plaza and square with the church and convent. Through the middle of the plaza ran an aceq… more
Date: unknown
Partner: UNT Libraries

[Additional ruins of Presidio structure]

Description: Photograph of Fort Leaton ruins in the Big Bend desert, near Presidio, Texas. Several wood support beams of varying lengths support the wall structure. A stone marker near the photograph's left quadrant describes the structure. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "The mission was successful, and Christianized many of the tribes until the Padres were called back from this wilderness in the eighteenth century" (pp. 3-4).
Date: 1969
Creator: Edwards, Nancy
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Wide angle view of Presidio ruins]

Description: Photograph of ruins in Big Bend desert. Several bushes and cacti are visible in the foreground. The image accompanied a written speech, with the caption: "Ben Leaton rebuilt the mission when he came to the Big Bend in 1848" (pp. 3-4).
Date: 1969
Partner: Marfa Public Library

[Photograph of a Spanish mission, 2]

Description: Photograph of a Spanish mission that has a large tower with a small cross on top of it. The entrance to the mission also has a cross above the doorway.
Date: [1980,1990]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of three crosses, 2]

Description: Photograph of three crosses mounted in front of a Spanish mission.
Date: [1980,1990]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a Spanish Mission]

Description: Photograph of a Spanish mission, taken from the mission's front gates. Four crosses mark the mission, one of the gate and three on the main building.
Date: [1980,1990]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of a Spanish mission]

Description: Photograph of a Spanish mission with a bell tower on top, there are three large crosses erected along the horizon next to the tall hill on the right.
Date: [1980,1990]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Photograph of three crosses]

Description: Photograph of three crosses mounted in front of a Spanish mission.
Date: [1980,1990]
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), IV, 1951-
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Exterior View of a Mission Church and a Cannon]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of the Our Lady of Loreto Chapel in the Presidio Nuestra Senora de Loreto de la Bahia, with a cannon in front of it. The building has mesquite trees and cactus around it.
Date: May 16, 1952
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Exterior View of Mission Espiritu Santo]

Description: Photograph of an exterior view of a mission church building. There is a garden of plants outside the church building, including plants, bushes, and trees.
Date: May 16, 1952
Creator: Mears, Dewey G.
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Photograph of the sanctuary of a mission in San Antonio]

Description: Photograph of the interior of a mission in San Antonio, Texas, taken from behind the fifth row of wooden pews. The altar is situated on top of three steps at the front of the room under a tall arch. A small statue of the Virgin Mary, a Christian cross, and a row of candles are positioned on top of it. A chancel lamp hangs down from the ceiling in front of it.
Date: 1948
Creator: Williams, Byrd M. (Byrd Moore), III
Location: 29.361157 -98.478431
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Mission in San Antonio, Texas]

Description: Photograph of a family in front of a mission in San Antonio, Texas. Weeds and trees grow from the adobe walls.
Date: January 1914
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Presidio La Bahía]

Description: Photograph of the historic Presidio La Bahía from outside of its walls. A dirt road winds past the mission on the left.
Date: 1912
Location: 28.648113 -97.382836
Partner: Austin History Center, Austin Public Library

[Photograph of Spanish Mission]

Description: Photograph of a Spanish mission seen from a distance, with a water tower in the background.
Date: unknown
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Photograph of San Gabriel Mission Stairs]

Description: Photograph of a wall with attached deteriorated stairs, with a sign that says "Any person found scraping the walls will be arrested." A typed note on the back of the photo says "From the Mission Curio Store. San Gabriel, Cal."
Date: unknown
Location: 34.096641 -118.106765
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Photograph of San Gabriel Mission]

Description: Photograph of the San Gabriel Mission in San Gabriel, California, showing its front facade with several bells mounted in arched spaces in the wall.
Date: unknown
Creator: Putnam & Valentine
Location: 34.096685 -118.107070
Partner: McMurry University Library

[Bell Tower at Mission San Jose Church]

Description: Photograph of the Mission San Jose church and bell tower located at 701 E. Pyron Avenue in San Antonio, Texas. The mission is constructed of rocks and there is a grassy lawn and wooden equipment pictured in front of the mission. Other parts of the mission are shown in the background behind the main building.
Date: March 1951
Creator: Streng, Evelyn Fiedler
Location: 29.362203 -98.478942
Partner: Texas Lutheran University
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