Exterior view of the Mission San Luis Rey taken from the cemetrary, San Diego, ca.1900

Photograph of an exterior view of the Mission San Luis Rey taken from the cemetrary, San Diego, California, ca.1900. Two small bits of worn wall stand in the foreground, approximately three feet tall each, over which the bell tower and main building of the mission can be seen at center. In front of the bell tower, a smaller annex to the mission shows crumbling walls. A large cross can be seen to the left of center in the distance. A much smaller cross can be seen next to the foreground walls to the right, approximately seven inches in height. The spackle is crumbling off the walls of the mission, showing its brick