A real photo postcard of an adobe building in San Gabriel, California, ca. 1900s.

Photograph

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A real photo postcard of an adobe building in San Gabriel, California, ca. 1900s.

Entry/Object ID

2016.134.1.55

Description

A real photographic postcard of an adobe building in San Gabriel, California, ca. 1900s. The adobe building has a shingle roof. The side shows cracks and loss of plaster revealing the adobe brick beneath it. Also, there is a poster that is torn but with some visible images, possibly showing an advertisement. To the far left of the adobe building is a residence. There are railway tracks in front of the adobe building. On the back of the postcard reads, "San Gabriel" written in ink. With yellowing, light acid burn along the edges, the object is in good condition overall.

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Object Name

Real Photographic Postcards