Interior view of the Mission Santa Barbara taken by photographer Edward Vischer, showing the altar, before 1875

Photograph of an interior view of the Mission Santa Barbara taken by photographer Edward Vischer, showing the altar, before 1875. A decorated archway in the foreground at the end of the hallway frames the rest of the scene, an arched doorway visible just beyond it to the right, next to which a wooden chair is situated. A bench is also pictured in the vicinity, to the left, beyond which the hallway is visible, lined to either side by windows and religious items. A Christian statue, possibly Christ or one of the saints, stands to the right, holding a cross. Several chandeliers of differing design hang down from the ceiling. The altar and pews are visible in shadow at the end of the corridor.