Mission San Xavier Del Bac—_Norman G. Wallace_ _Endpapers_ The Facade—_Buehman Studio_ _Frontispiece_ Front View—_Buehman Studio_ _Title Page_ PAGE Glimpse Through Archway—_Buehman Studio_ 3 Bells—_Joseph Miller_ 4 Papago Village—_Buehman Studio_ 37 Mission Courtyard From Above—_Joseph Miller_ 38 —And Below—_National Park Service_ 39 Detail of Wooden Balcony—_Joseph Miller_ 40 Papago Indian Children—_Joseph Miller_ 41 High Altar From Rear of Nave—_Joseph Miller_ 42 Grotesque Lion—_Joseph Miller_ 42 High Altar 43 High Altar From Choir Loft—_Joseph Miller_ 44 Hand-Carved Pulpit—_Joseph Miller_ 44 Choir Loft From the High Altar 45 Corner of West Transept 46 Gospel Chapel—West Transept 47 East Transept—Epistle Chapel 48 The Statue of Mary—_Joseph Miller_ 49 The Mother of Sorrows—_Joseph Miller_ 49 Baptismal Font—_Joseph Miller_ 50 Baptismal Font From Nave—_National Park Service_ 51 Detail of Baptistry Window—_John P. O’Neill_ 52 Window Over Entrance Portal—_Joseph Miller_ 52 The Bells of San Xavier—_Joseph Miller_ 53 Papago Indian Homes—_Joseph Miller_ 53 The Great Dome—_Joseph Miller_ 54 Corner of the Garden—_Joseph Miller_ 55 Mortuary Chapel and Garden—_Joseph Miller_ 56 Burial Grounds 57 Gates of San Xavier _Endpapers_ The mission of San Xavier del Bac is on an elevation facing the Santa Rita Mountains, nine miles to the south of Tucson, Arizona, and is a conspicuous monument of the Santa Cruz Valley. An isolated church, white against the soft shades of the bare desert and the distant colors of the low-lying mountains, it is visible for miles in every direction.