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Tumacácori mission
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A workman on the dome of the San Xavier del Bac mission in the desert near Tucson.
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The unprotected adobe walls of the Guevavi
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Calabasas
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The San Xavier del Bac mission, circa 1913.
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Restoration gone bad at Tumacácori, where holes were drilled for rebar in an attempt to keep the plaster in place.
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Details from the interior of San Xavier.
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Details from the interior of San Xavier.
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