East Bay Channel and Bridge to Balboa Island, Newport Harbor, California

Name/Title

East Bay Channel and Bridge to Balboa Island, Newport Harbor, California

Entry/Object ID

BIM2020.005.128

Description

A picture postcard featuring the Broering service station at the edge of the island with Grand canal and little island behind it. Circa 1960s photograph. The station is missing its distinctive red letters in a vertical line on the tower on the right end of the station. Unused. Standard postcard back with a small blurb in the upper left hand corner about the photograph. Published by Western Publishing & Novelty Company of Los Angeles and printed by Curteichcolor in Chicago. No listed photographer. Postcard number 558, print number 7C-K1593. Print number is located inside the stamp box. Printed using a color transparency and a four-color process. The finished product was coated with plastic.

Subject

Broering Service Station, balboa Island, Little Balboa Island

Subject Person/Organization

Broering Service Station

Subject Place

City

Newport Beach

State/Province

California

Country

United States of America

Collection

Bob Lambert Postcard Collection

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)

Place Published

Location

Los Angeles

State/Province

California

Country

United States of America

Printer

Curteich-Chicago Company

Place Printed

City

Chicago, Illinois

Country

United States of America

Date Printed

1957

Primary Language

English

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Postcard Number

Other Number

558

Number Type

Postcard Printer Number

Other Number

7C-K1593

Create Date

January 22, 2021

Update Date

May 18, 2022