1067 San Gabriel Mission, Founded in California, 1771 Post Card KR Longshaw Card Co., Los Angeles, Calif.
The unique architecture of San Gabriel Mission is shown in its flying buttresses, ouside stairway and in the bell tower with its several arches built to correspond to the different sizes of the bells. For many years until the Pueblo de Los Angeles built a church, the largest bell was rung two hours before the services to give the swettlers ample time to arrive in their oxcarts.
