St. Peter's Novitiate, La Lomita, Mission, Texas

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St. Peter's Novitiate was built on the ranchlands willed to the Oblate Order of Mary Immaculate in 1912 by architect Frederick B. Gaenslen. The ruins of the seminary which was nearly destroyed by fire in 2009 are located on the hilltop near La Lomita Chapel.

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1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w ; 9 x 11 cm.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2006 and was provided by the University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 7827 times, with 67 in the last month. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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The University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley images include local history materials selected for the grant Rescuing Texas History through the Digitization of At-Risk Photographs and Maps. Images include panoramic photographs of the Southwestern Land Excursion Company and glass plate negatives documenting the history of Hidalgo County.

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St. Peter's Novitiate was built on the ranchlands willed to the Oblate Order of Mary Immaculate in 1912 by architect Frederick B. Gaenslen. The ruins of the seminary which was nearly destroyed by fire in 2009 are located on the hilltop near La Lomita Chapel.

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1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w ; 9 x 11 cm.

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Rescuing Texas History, 2006

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  • July 19, 2006, 9:49 p.m.

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  • July 14, 2022, 2:11 p.m.

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St. Peter's Novitiate, La Lomita, Mission, Texas, photograph, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth15151/: accessed April 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley.

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