Gum Bichromate Print: Mission San Luis Rey de Francia. by DASSONVILLE, William E. [photographer] - 1906

[San Francisco]: [Dassonville Studio], 1906. Original Gum Bichromate print of this wonderful Mission. 8 x 7 5/8 inches. Signed by Dassonville on the lower right margin. Matted and with mylared window. A wonderful image. William Edward Dassonville (1879-1957) was a California photographer primarily known for his Pictorialist landscapes. He was an associate of Ansel Adams and worked with William Keith, George Sterling, Maynard Dixon, and John Muir. Born in Sacramento, CA, he acted as secretary of the California Camera Club and contributed to Camera Craft. He also invented a velvety surfaced printing paper that he later manufactured commercially and very successfully.Mission San Luis Rey de Francia is a former Spanish mission in San Luis Rey, a neighborhood of Oceanside, California. This Mission lent its name to the Luiseno tribe of Mission Indians. The full name of the mission is La Mision de San Luis, Rey de Francia. It was named for King Louis IX of France.