Name/Title
Postcard, Avalon, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, Cal.Entry/Object ID
CHSA-04642Scope and Content
Color. Photo. California; Santa Catalina Island; Maritime Scenes: A night panoramic scene of an alcove where there are houses in one area, there is a ship in the water with a volcano exploding and there is a stage lit up with people and chairs around it.
Front: Caption: "Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, Cal." Back: Info. Text: "E15, Pub. by Newman Post Card Co., Los Angeles, Cal. Made in Germany" Postmark: "Avalon, Cal. Sep 7 1908 3:30 PM"; "Cable, Ill. Sep 11 1908 5 PM", stamped in black. Stamp: A green one cent stamp with a picture of Benjamin Franklin, "Series 1902, United States of America,1706 Franklin 1790, Postage one cent". Message: "Dearest Hattie; We have been camping for a whole week now. but said for the centiment to __. Yesterday we took a 25 mile walk in the mountains. Be at that if you can. Will __ a litter and tell you all about my trip."; Mrs Theo Peterson, Cable, Ill." Old Accession #: /DE