Waiting for my Pals here at the Beach. Balboa Beach, California.

Name/Title

Waiting for my Pals here at the Beach. Balboa Beach, California.

Entry/Object ID

BIM2020.26.111

Description

A colorized customizable postcard featuring a dog sitting in the sand and staring at the waves. The card has customizable text and a generic enough look to pass for anywhere. The generic text is "Waiting for My Pals here at the Beach" with "Balboa Beach, California" written below. Sent on September 21, 1949 from Balboa. Printed by Tichnor Bros inc., in Boston. Postcard number 63874.

Subject

beach

Collection

Flora Black Bozarth

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Postcard, Picture

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Postcard

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Media

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Postcard Details

Postcard Type

Photochrome (1930-Present)

Printer

Tichnor Brothers Inc.

Place Printed

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

Septeber 21, 1949 at 10 am

Postmark Place

City

Balboa, Newport Beach

State/Province

California

Country

United States of America

Stamp

green 1 cent George Washington Stamp

Addressee

Name

Miss Anna Crain, The Mountain Air Sanitarium

Address

Street
515 Norum Reigh Drive
City
Monrovia
State/Province
California

Primary Language

English

Notes

The address was corrected to Loma Linda Sanatorium in Loma Linda, California.

Transcription

Dear Anna: Just to let you know I'm thinking of you and still pulling for you. Did you know that the Somells & I have become Canasta fams? We play quite often in the evening. Hope you are feeling worlds better by now. Love Miriam

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Postcard Number

Other Number

63874

Create Date

August 19, 2021

Update Date

September 30, 2021