Front View of Entrance, "Church, Taos Pueblo National Historic Landmark, New Mexico, 1942" [Misicn de San Gercnimo] (Vertical Orientation), 1942. Original photograph taken by Ansel Adams in 1942, found in the National Archives Catalog. National Archives Identifier: 519983. Local Identifier: 79-AAQ-1. Located in Series: Ansel Adams Photographs of National Parks & Monuments, 1941-1942 Record Group 79: Records of the National Park Service, 1785-2006. In 1941 the National Park Service commissioned noted photographer Ansel Adams to create a photo mural for the Department of the Interior Building in Washington, DC. The theme was to be nature as exemplified and protected in the U.S. National Parks. The project was halted because of World War II and never resumed. The holdings of the National Archives Still Picture Branch include 226 photographs taken for this project, most of them signed and captioned by Adams. The frame measures 25 x 20 in. wide, the mat is 24 x 19 in. wide, and the image size is 19 5/8 x 14 3/4 in. wide. Please note that all sales are final. No refunds will be given under any circumstances.