Photos: San Xavier Mission in 1940 and 2015
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Rick Wiley
Photo editor
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Photos of Mission San Xavier del Bac taken by the National Park Service for the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1940 and taken again from the same vantage points by Arizona Daily Star photographer A.E. Araiza in 2015.
Historic American Buildings Survey, Donald W. Dickensheets, Photographer. April 10, 1940 GENERAL VIEW MAIN CHURCH (SOUTHWEST ELEVATION). - San Xavier del Bac Mission. Photos from Survey HABS AZ-13
GENERAL VIEW MAIN CHURCH (SOUTHWEST ELEVATION). - San Xavier del Bac Mission, April 22, 2015. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Historic American Buildings Survey, Donald W. Dickensheets, Photographer. March 27, 1940. NORTH ARCH TO SCHOOLYARD (NORTH ELEVATION). - San Xavier del Bac Mission. Photos from Survey HABS AZ-13
NORTH ARCH TO SCHOOLYARD (NORTH ELEVATION). - San Xavier del Bac Mission, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Historic American Buildings Survey, Donald W. Dickensheets, Photographer. April 10, 1940. EAST TOWER THROUGH ARCH. (SOUTH ELEVATION OF CHURCH). - San Xavier del Bac Mission. Photos from Survey HABS AZ-13
EAST TOWER THROUGH ARCH. (SOUTH ELEVATION OF CHURCH). - San Xavier del Bac Mission, April 22, 2015. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Historic American Buildings Survey, Donald W. Dickensheets, Photographer. March 27, 1940. LAST REMAINING ORIGINAL URN. EAST TOWER WALL. (NORTHWEST ELEVATION). - San Xavier del Bac Mission. Photos from Survey HABS AZ-13
LAST REMAINING ORIGINAL URN. EAST TOWER WALL. (NORTHWEST ELEVATION). - San Xavier del Bac Mission, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Historic American Buildings Survey, Donald W. Dickensheets, Photographer. April 10, 1940. GENERAL VIEW - CHURCH AND PATIO (NORTHEAST ELEVATION). - San Xavier del Bac Mission. Photos from Survey HABS AZ-13
GENERAL VIEW - CHURCH AND PATIO (NORTHEAST ELEVATION). - San Xavier del Bac Mission, April 22, 2015. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Historic American Buildings Survey Frederick D. Nichols, Photographer January 1938 DISTANT VIEW LOOKING NORTH. - San Xavier del Bac Mission. Photos from Survey HABS AZ-13
DISTANT VIEW LOOKING NORTH. - San Xavier del Bac Mission, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Historic American Buildings Survey, Donald W. Dickensheets, Photographer. March 27, 1940. LANTERN OVER SACRISTY (NORTHEAST ELEVATION). - San Xavier del Bac Mission. Photos from Survey HABS AZ-13
LANTERN OVER SACRISTY (NORTHEAST ELEVATION). - San Xavier del Bac Mission, April 22, 2015. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Historic American Buildings Survey, Donald W. Dickensheets, Photographer. March 29, 1940 NAVE OF CHURCH, LOOKING TOWARD HIGH ALTAR - San Xavier del Bac Mission. Photos from Survey HABS AZ-13
NAVE OF CHURCH, LOOKING TOWARD HIGH ALTAR - San Xavier del Bac Mission, Wednesday, April 22, 2015. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
Historic American Buildings Survey, Donald W. Dickensheets, Photographer. April 23, 1940. ANNUNCIATION - San Xavier del Bac Mission. Photos from Survey HABS AZ-13
ANNUNCIATION - San Xavier del Bac Mission, April 22, 2015. Photo by A.E. Araiza/ Arizona Daily Star
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