Name/Title
Newport Harbor Giant Post CardEntry/Object ID
BIM2020.26.35Description
Two copies of a giant postcard featuring a Claude Putnam map of Newport5 Harbor. It is drawn as an aerial and shows the Newport harbor area with labels on Corona del Mar, Balboa Island, Beacon Bay, the Balboa Yacht Basin, Harbor Island, Coney Island, Lido Island, Bay Island, Lido Peninsula, Newport Island, West Newport, Seashore Colon, Newport Heights, Costa Mesa, Shore Cliffs, and Balboa. Linda Island is not there yet and there is no development above Corona del Mar. What is now MacArthur is labeled as South Main Street and there are two airports marked, one where John Wayne now is and one in Huntington Beach. The Citrus groves are still marked on the map along with the Red Car which still ran down the coast at this point.
The back has a summary of the area written by Merle Porter. The cards were published by Royal Pictures in Colton California. The Map was courtesy of the Newport Harbor Chamber of Commerce. Print number ICS-78861J-2.Collection
Flora Black BozarthLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Postcard, PictureNomenclature Primary Object Term
PostcardNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing MediaNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationPostcard Details
Postcard Type
Photochrome (1930-Present)Place Published
City
ColtonState/Province
CaliforniaCountry
United States of AmericaArtist/Illustrator
Claude George PutnamPrimary Language
EnglishOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Postcard Printer NumberOther Number
ICS-78861J-2Create Date
August 6, 2021Update Date
October 13, 2021