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Restoring La Purisima Mission

California Department of Commerce, Division of Tourism and Visitor Services1970

California State Archives

California State Archives
Sacramento, CA, United States

La Purisima Mission, established in 1787 near what is now Lompoc, California, is the most extensively restored mission in the Golden State. More than twenty buildings at the site, including the mission church itself, were restored between 1934-1942 by the National Park Service and the Civilian Conservation Corps.

Identification Information: Records of the California Department of Commerce, Photographs relating to the Division of Tourism and Visitor Services, F3698:291.

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  • Title: Restoring La Purisima Mission
  • Creator: California Department of Commerce, Division of Tourism and Visitor Services
  • Date Created: 1970
California State Archives

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