Name/Title
Looking towards Balboa Island and Balboa from Bay ShoreEntry/Object ID
BIM2020.005.112Description
A color photograph postcard showing a view of Balboa Island and the Peninsula (Pavilion is barely visible). There is a large red and black sailboat with two masts in the middle of the photograph.
Two copies, one used and one blank. Photographed by William M. Graham, published by Western Publishers and Novelty Company in Los Angeles and printed by Curteich color (Curteich-Chicago). Standard back with a blurb about Newport Beach neighborhoods in the upper left corner. Printed in 1957 using a color transparency and a four color process. The finished product is coated with plastic.
Used copy sent to Mr. & Mrs. John Schmitt in Columbus Ohio by Elizabeth. Sent from La Crescenta-Montrose, California on December 21, 1961.Subject
Newport Harbor, Balboa Island, Bay ShoresSubject Place
Neighborhood
Balboa IslandCity
Newport BeachState/Province
CaliforniaCountry
United States of AmericaCollection
Bob Lambert Postcard CollectionLexicon
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
Photograph (1900-Present)Place Published
Location
Los AngelesState/Province
CaliforniaCountry
United States of AmericaPrinter
Curteich-Chicago CompanyPlace Printed
City
Chicago, IllinoisCountry
United States of AmericaDate Printed
1957Photographer
William M. GrahamPostmark
Date and Time of Postmark
December 21, 1961 at 3 pmPostmark Place
City
La Crescenta-MontroseState/Province
CaliforniaCountry
United States of AmericaStamp
Purple 3 cent statue of Liberty stampAddressee
Name
Mr. & Mrs John SchmittAddress
Street
310 Sheldon AvenueCity
ColumbusState/Province
OhioPrimary Language
EnglishTranscription
Transcription
Dear folks,
I am thoroughly enjoying my family here. The girls are so interesting. weather here is cooler than usual but still quite nice. I hope you are okay and will have a good year in 1962.
Love ~ ElizabethLanguage
EnglishOther Names and Numbers
Other Numbers
Number Type
Postcard NumberOther Number
553Number Type
Postcard Printer NumberOther Number
7C-K709Create Date
January 21, 2021Update Date
May 10, 2022
