This black and white photograph features the San Miguel Chapel, also known as San Miguel Mission and is recognized as the oldest church in the contiguous United States. A building is in the center with a cross on the top. An opening in the front contains two inset doors. Tree branches are on the left and right side of the photograph. Written text is at the bottom.https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sternberg_album6/1012/thumbnail.jp
Interior, bottom third of the reredos with three carved santos figures; center figure of St. Michael...
Interior, reredos with center figure of St. Michael, carved 1700; A Spanish colonial mission church ...
Interior, original 780-pound, thick-walled church bell with inscription to St. Joseph (the San Jose ...
Interior, roof rafters with carved brackets sitting above a string course (of wood) near the altar; ...
Interior, reredos with inscription in lower right corner; A Spanish colonial mission church in Santa...
Interior, nave looking towards altar and reredos; nave lined with stations of the cross created in 1...
Interior, altar area, table under the reredos holding a carved box to hold the Communion host; A Spa...
Interior, base under the reredos with twisted columns and Gothic style decoration; A Spanish colonia...
Facade, adobe construction in "Romaneque fortress style" with heavy stone buttresses; A Spanish colo...
Interior, area near altar with prie-dieu bench for the first pew; A Spanish colonial mission church ...
Interior, altar side area, santos figures; A Spanish colonial mission church in Santa Fe. Built betw...
Interior, altar table; in the floor are glass panels that show the original dirt floor and steps fou...
Interior, detail of the carved and painted reredos (1798); A Spanish colonial mission church in Sant...
Interior, detail of the reredos with santos figure flanked with twisted Solomonic columns; A Spanish...
Interior, crucifix in a glass frame; A Spanish colonial mission church in Santa Fe. Built between ap...
Interior, bottom third of the reredos with three carved santos figures; center figure of St. Michael...
Interior, reredos with center figure of St. Michael, carved 1700; A Spanish colonial mission church ...
Interior, original 780-pound, thick-walled church bell with inscription to St. Joseph (the San Jose ...
Interior, roof rafters with carved brackets sitting above a string course (of wood) near the altar; ...
Interior, reredos with inscription in lower right corner; A Spanish colonial mission church in Santa...
Interior, nave looking towards altar and reredos; nave lined with stations of the cross created in 1...
Interior, altar area, table under the reredos holding a carved box to hold the Communion host; A Spa...
Interior, base under the reredos with twisted columns and Gothic style decoration; A Spanish colonia...
Facade, adobe construction in "Romaneque fortress style" with heavy stone buttresses; A Spanish colo...
Interior, area near altar with prie-dieu bench for the first pew; A Spanish colonial mission church ...
Interior, altar side area, santos figures; A Spanish colonial mission church in Santa Fe. Built betw...
Interior, altar table; in the floor are glass panels that show the original dirt floor and steps fou...
Interior, detail of the carved and painted reredos (1798); A Spanish colonial mission church in Sant...
Interior, detail of the reredos with santos figure flanked with twisted Solomonic columns; A Spanish...
Interior, crucifix in a glass frame; A Spanish colonial mission church in Santa Fe. Built between ap...
Interior, bottom third of the reredos with three carved santos figures; center figure of St. Michael...
Interior, reredos with center figure of St. Michael, carved 1700; A Spanish colonial mission church ...
Interior, original 780-pound, thick-walled church bell with inscription to St. Joseph (the San Jose ...