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A color Christmas postcard of the Mission San Gabriel, ca. 1920s. The mission is across the center with the bell-tower at the left behind a large green bush. At the top of the tower is a cross. Another cross is at the far right on top of the red-tile roof. The walls of the structure are light brown. Across the foreground is a row of palm trees and at the bottom right is part of an unpaved road. Blue sky is visible in the distance. At the top left corner in red is, "To Wish You / A Merry Christmas." Down the right side is a branch of holly. At the bottom right corner are the words, "SAN GABRIEL MISSION." At the top left corner of the back is the logo of the Pacific Novelty Company. Written in ink at the left of the center is, "I wish a / Merry Xmas. / Mabel." The name and city of headquarters for the Pacific Novelty Company is across the bottom left. At the top right corner is a square box within which are the postal rates for foreign countries. Written in ink at the right of the center is, "Grandpa Yates / 23 King St. / San Jose / California." All of the writting on the back is in brown. With only light abrasions at the corners and some surface soiling, the artifact is in good condition.
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Two-dimensional, Postcards, Mission San Gabriel, Pacific Novelty Company, Missions--San Gabriel (Calif.)
