Yep, that looks like the same place
Bill. Thanks!
As a reminder; here is the San Gabriel Mission in the early 1870s.
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It looks very 'bunker-ish'.
I see there is some sort of balcony with an wrought iron(?) railing. There may be steps going up to it.
Recognize any of those plants
odinthor?
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Here's a second photograph taken around 1875.
The picket fence is gone....replaced by railroad tracks.
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And a much more substantial fence has been built closer to the mission.
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A bit more information on the 2nd photo.
This is a later photo from Henry T. Payne and can be dated to about 1875 because of the presence of the newly laid tracks of the Southern Pacific Railroad, which made its way through the San Gabriel Valley in early 1874. As these tracks are currently being lowered in a major Alameda Corridor East project, archaeological work has discovered a great deal of material from the native peoples, mission period, and later. Note the improved fence at the front of the church at the right and the planter boxes used for recently planted pepper trees.