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Image:Mission San Juan Capistrano pepper tree postcard 1920.jpg|{{Mission San Juan Capistrano pepper tree postcard 1920.jpg/credit}}<br/>"Old Pepper Tree In Mission Garden." A postcard image of San Juan Capistrano's courtyard garden including its once-prized and now defunct California pepper tree, formerly a focal point of the mission gardens.
Image:SJC restored property.jpg‎|{{SJC restored property.jpg‎/credit}}<br/>The "Alemany Plat" prepared by the U.S. Land Surveyor's Office to define the property restored to the Catholic Church by the Public Land Commission, later confirmed by presidential proclamation on March 18, 1865.<ref>Engelhardt 1922, p. 167: The document was recorded on December 15, 1875 by the County Recorder of Los Angeles at the request of the Right Reverend Bishop T. Amat.</ref>
Image:A Lincoln.png|{{A Lincoln.png/credit}}<br/>President Abraham Lincoln's signature as it appeared on the United States Patent that restored the Mission property to the Catholic Church in 1865. This is one of the few documents that the President signed as "''A. Lincoln''" instead of his customary "''Abraham Lincoln''."&nbsp;<ref name="engelhardt169">Engelhardt 1922, p. 169</ref>
Image:MSJC by John Gutzon-Borglum.jpg|{{MSJC by John Gutzon-Borglum.jpg/credit}}<br/>An 1894 painting by Frederick Behre features a wildly-improbable steeple over the entrance of San Juan Capistrano's "Great Stone Church" (it was incorrectly believed to portray the way the church looked before the 1812 earthquake; archaeological excavations in 1938 revealed that the steeple placement as shown in the painting was impossible).<ref name="stern92">Stern and Miller, p. 92</ref> The landscape in the background of this painting was later modified by John Gutzon Borglum.<ref>Stern and Miller, p. 95</ref> Watercolor and gouache.
Image:SJC plaza circa 1896.jpg|{{SJC plaza circa 1896.jpg/credit}}The partially-restored plaza at Mission San Juan Capistrano as it appeared ''circa'' 1896. To the right is the ''sala'', which served as the Mission chapel from 1891 until Serra's chapel was restored in the mid-1920s; the building also housed the Forster family during their time at the Mission.<ref>Hallan-Gibson, p. 42</ref> Just left of center is Father Mut's former residence, including the loft he had constructed.<ref>The loft space was used for storage of the Mission baptismal, confirmation, marriage, and death records after Father Mut's departure.</ref>
Image:CHS J3074.jpg|{{CHS J3074.jpg/credit}}One of the earliest examples of [[Mission Revival Style architecture|"Mission Revival Style" architecture]], the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] depot in San Juan Capistrano (with its 40-foot [12-meter] high dome and bell) was considered to be one of the railroad's finest when it was completed on October 8, 1894; it officially entered service on October 27 of that year.<ref>Gustafson and Serpico, p. 192: Much of the stone, bricks, and roof tiles were gathered from the decaying Mission, preservations efforts having not yet begun at the time of the station's construction.</ref> The San Juan Capistrano station has remained in use and today is served by Amtrak, the national railroad passenger system, and Metrolink, a commuter railroad.
Image:Mission San Juan Capistrano by W H Jackson.jpg|{{Mission San Juan Capistrano by W H Jackson.jpg/credit}}<br/>A photocrom print of the Mission's cuadrángulo, ''circa'' 1899.
Image:CHS-522.jpg|{{CHS-522.jpg/credit}}<br/>The ruins of Ramón Yorba's olive mill and the soldiers' quarters at the Mission San Juan Capistrano, 1899.
Image:CHS-718.jpg|{{CHS-718.jpg/credit}}<br/>A long string of about 16 vehicles (mostly wagons) in celebration of Judas' Day (''Sabado de Gloria'') on 19 April near Mission San Juan Capistrano, ''circa'' 1899-1900. The celebration included an effigy of Judas and many vehicles stolen in his name which were to be left to owners in his will at his execution by hanging at the old Mission.
Image:San Juan Capistrano circa 1910 William Amos Haines.jpg|{{San Juan Capistrano circa 1910 William Amos Haines.jpg/credit}}An overall view of the "Mission of the Swallow" around the time of Father St. John O'Sullivan's arrival in 1910. The Mission's once-renowned California pepper tree can be seen just to the left of the adobe church's ''espadaña''.
Image:CHS-46659.jpg|{{CHS-46659.jpg/credit}}<br/>Several men work on the side of an arched structure, with one man atop a scaffolding, another below him, and yet another in the foreground carrying two buckets. The remains of two arched structures can be seen on either side of the construction area, while a patch of overgrown grass sits in the foreground, at right.
Image:Fray Engelhardt SJC 1915 bw.jpg|{{Fray Engelhardt SJC 1915 bw.jpg/credit}}Clerical historian Father Zephyrin Engelhardt, O.F.M. visited Mission San Juan Capistrano numerous times, beginning in 1915.
Image:Mission Bells Brand fruit label.jpg|{{Mission Bells Brand fruit label.jpg/credit}}<br/>A crate label for ''Mission Bells Brand'' fruit depicts the ringing of the bells at Mission San Juan Capistrano.
Image:Mission San Juan Capistrano circa 1921.jpg|{{Mission San Juan Capistrano circa 1921.jpg/credit}}This 1921 view of the Mission San Juan Capistrano complex documents the restoration work that was already well underway by that time. The perimeter garden wall (including the ornate entrance way) and adjacent outbuilding are 1917 additions.
Image:Mission san juan capistrano0001.jpg|{{Mission san juan capistrano0001.jpg/credit}}<br/>A Moorish-style fountain inside Mission San Juan Capistrano's central courtyard, built in the 1920s through the efforts of Father St. John O'Sullivan.
Image:Rose of the Golden West.jpg|{{Rose of the Golden West.jpg/credit}}Mary Astor and Gilbert Roland starred in George Fitzmaurice's 1927 motion picture ''Rose of the Golden West'', shot on location on the Mission grounds.<ref>Hallan-Gibson, p. 73</ref> The film's penultimate scene (shown here) is set amidst the ruins of "The Great Stone Church."
Image:Mission SJC Refectory.jpg|{{Mission SJC Refectory.jpg/credit}}This 2nd-story refectory and bell tower was constructed atop the former carpentry shop on the north wing of the Mission's quadrangle in 1936.<ref>Leffingwell, pp. 36-37</ref>
Image:HABS Mission San Juan Capistrano plot plan.png|{{HABS Mission San Juan Capistrano plot plan.png/credit}}<br/>A plot plan and perspective view of Mission San Juan Capistrano as prepared by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1937.
Image:Mission San Juan Capistrano bells.jpg|{{Mission San Juan Capistrano bells.jpg/credit}}<br/>Two of the original bells (''San Vicente'' and ''San Juan'') sit on display within the footprint of the original bell tower at Mission San Juan Capistrano. Damage to the smaller bell (''San Juan''), sustained during the 1812 earthquake, is readily apparent in this view.
Image:San Juan Capistrano Logo.jpg|{{San Juan Capistrano Logo.jpg/credit}}<br/>The official seal of the City of San Juan Capistrano reflects the town's historical ties to the mission from whence it got its name.
Image:091911204.jpg|{{091911204.jpg/credit}}<br/>[[USNS Mission Capistrano (T-AO-112)|USNS ''Mission Capistrano'' (T-AO-112)]] steams out of the Port of Long Beach, date unknown.
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