University of Santa Clara - Redwood Yearbook (Santa Clara, CA)

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OUT H WESTERN entrance of restored California landmark which is now being used exclusively as a chapel for the students of the University of Santa Clara. ThL ' lower view is a long dis- tance shot of the same entrance showing a portion of the Mis- sion gardens adjoining it. The new mission was restor- ed in May, 1928. after the Third Mission Santa Clara had been destroyed b ' fire two years before.

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LOISTKRleadin-to the southern en- trance of the new Mission Santa Chira showing the ancient tile roofing said to he over one hundred and forty years old. The lower photo displays the same entrance close up. The preserved Cross framed by the pillars of the Mission patio ap- pears in the background. This emblem dates from the year 1777 and is protected from the ravages of the weather by a special wooden case. M

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XARLED vines and Irellised courts im- mortalize the sacred vestiges of scliolar- ly friar and ignorant al)origine. The reHc room of the New Mission is a treasure house for tourists and lovers of Califor- nia history. The door to the sacristy, shown in the lower photo, ex- presses successfully the efforts of the designers to preserve the Old Mission ' s characteristics. W.