Greetings from Balboa Island, Newport Harbor California

Postcard

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Balboa Island Museum Newport Beach

Name/Title

Greetings from Balboa Island, Newport Harbor California

Entry/Object ID

BIM2020.005.144

Description

A postcard with two images on the front cut along a diagonal. Top image is Little Island with some of marina and part of the Broering service station; the bottom is the ferry crossing the harbor. There's a white banner along the diagonal that reads: Greets from Balboa Island Newport Harbor California, no punctuation. Two copies, one used and one unused. The postcard was printed by Colourpictures and distributed under two different companies: Mitock & Sons and "Golden West". Neither is cited as a publisher, just a distributor. The photographs are by George Elton Watson. Postcard number for Golden west: GW 2274. No postcard number for Mitock & Sons. Print number for both postcards is P9910. The sent postcard is addressed to Mrs. L. Lynch in Bardwell, Ky from Jeanette.

Subject

Balboa Island, Balboa Ferry

Subject Person/Organization

Balboa Island Ferry

Subject Place

Neighborhood

Balboa Island

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

Photograph (1900-Present)

Printer

Colourpicture

Place Printed

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Photographer

George E. Watson (G. E. Watson)

Stamp

Purple Abraham Lincoln 4 cent stamp

Addressee

Name

Mrs. L. Lynch

Address

Street
Bx 125
City
Bardwell
State/Province
Kentucky

Primary Language

English

Transcription

Transcription

Hi folkes, Just spending a few days here. Hope all well- write. Joyce at Maittias for summer. Sees her Dad in LA Vets Hospital- been in since here. By now. Mom was in Florida but home now. Love, Jeanette.

Language

English

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

GW 2274
P99910

Create Date

January 25, 2021

Update Date

May 18, 2022