Description
A palm-lined walkway curves past a stucco mission building with a tall bell tower. Flowering shrubs and a low wall frame the path, giving the scene a quiet, sunlit California look. The card is a colorized view with a crisp architectural subject and no people visible. 1900s.
Front Text (verbatim):
Copr. Detroit Photographic Co.
8605 BELL TOWER, SAN GABRIEL MISSION. CALIF.
FOUNDED 1771
Back Text (verbatim):
"PHOSTINT" POST CARD
TRADE MARK. REG. U. S. PAT. OFF.
MADE ONLY BY DETROIT PUBLISHING CO.
PLACE STAMP HERE
UNITED STATES
AND CANADA
ONE CENT.
FOREIGN, TWO
CENTS
THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE.
THIS SPACE FOR THE ADDRESS
