A real photographic postcard of Zane Grey's residence, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, 11 July 1928

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Homestead Museum

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A real photographic postcard of Zane Grey's residence, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, 11 July 1928

Entry/Object ID

2014.1004.1.1

Description

A real photographic postcard of Zane Grey's residence, Avalon, Santa Catalina Island, 11 July 1928. Grey (31 January 1872 – 23 October 1939) was a famous Western novel author. The view of the house built in an American Indian pueblo style with mud construction and wooden beam supports, square frame with a flat roof. It is two stories tall and sits on top of a flattened hill top with a winding set of wooden stairs climbing up the barren hill. Photograph by Crescent photo.The postcard includes a postage stamp. The object is in good condition despite the minor surface soiling and warping.

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Object Name

Real Photographic Postcards