Portola Festival Postcard

Name/Title

Portola Festival Postcard

Entry/Object ID

2016.8.180

Description

A postcard from the 1909 Portola Festival, featuring a poem and color illustrations of California Poppies and a poinsettia.

Subject Place

City

Portola

Region

Northern California and Oregon

Continent

North America

Collection

History Collection, Billy Jones Family Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Acquisition

Accession

2016.8

Source or Donor

Geraldine Alice Peters

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

The Family of William "Billy" and Geraldine Jones

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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

Divided Back (1907-1915)

Date Published

circa 1909

Time Period

20th Century

Postmark

Date and Time of Postmark

AUG 31, 1909 12:30PM

Postmark Place

City

San Francisco

State/Province

California

Continent

North America

Stamp

Green one cent illustrated Benjamin Franklin

Addressee

Name

Miss G. McGrady

Address

City
Los Gatos
State/Province
Cal.

Primary Language

English

Transcription

Transcription

S.F. Cal. Aug. 31, 1909. Dear Gen. I am still waiting to hear from you. Are you angry? If so let me know, I will wait for a letter every day. We are all fine + hope you are the same. Hope you will be able to come for Portola. Love to all Celia {unintelligible}

Language

English

Dimensions

Width

5-1/2 in

Length

3-5/8 in

Condition

Grade 3 Very Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Genevieve McGrady