Carmel Mission, Established 1770

A sepia-toned photograph mounted on a cream-colored page shows the Carmel Mission, a white-washed adobe structure with a domed bell tower and cross, set in a flat, arid landscape. The mission building features a bell tower with small windows, a main entrance with an arched doorway, and adjoining structures with deteriorating walls on the left side. Sparse evergreen trees line the horizon in the background. The foreground consists of bare, light-colored ground.

Title

Full Collection Name

Miscellaneous California and Mexico Views, ca 1880-1889

Other Identifiers

BANC PIC 1941.004:29--ALB

Type

Image

Archive

The Bancroft Library

Note

Photographer's number: B 303

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Collection

California and Mexico

Source of Description

Image description generated by AI (Claude Haiku 4.5) and reviewed on 09/2026.