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Leland Foerster
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Leland Foerster: "Confessional, Santa Gertrudis"


"Confessional, Santa Gertrudis"

The interior of the Santa Gertrudis Mission was in a state of disarray when I visited. Furniture was piled here and there, and a wooden scaffolding supported the entire ceiling of the sanctuary. The wooden confessional screen stood out like a jewel. I photographed it with the aid of a single 60 watt light bulb on a dangling cord. Oh what I would give to hear the stories that passed through that screen.

 
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