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USA Old Postcard SAN FRANCISCO City Hall & Civic Centre
Early Colour Postcard. City Hall and Civic Center. San Francisco. Published by The Gray Line
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USA Old Postcard SAN FRANCISCO de Asis Mission Dolores
Early Colour Postcard. Mission San Francisco de Asis. Better known as Mission Dolores founded Oct. 9, 1776. Mission San Francisco de AsÃs. Published by The Gray Line
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SAN FRANCISCO Old US Postcard Financial District BRIDGE
Early Colour Postcard. San Francisco. Financial District. Golden Gate. San Francisco Bay, famous bridge & sailing boats. Published by The gray Line
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SAN FRANCISCO Old Postcard Grant Avenue Hotel Chinatown
USA Early Colour Postcard. Grant Avenue - Chinatown. San Francisco. Hotels & Restaurants. Lamps of China Chinese Food, Chinese Novelties Art Goods Tea & Candy, Shops. Street Scene. Cars. Pagoda Lanterns. / Main street of San Francisco's own China Town. Fascinating shops and bazaars display silks, teakwood, porcelain, perfumes and exotic foods. Published by The Gray Line
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USA Early Colour Postcard LOS ANGELES Long Beach Resort
Old Colour Postcard. Long Beach, second largest city in Los Angeles, is an industrial center, a world port, a beach resort. At its back is famous Signal Hill oil field. It faces the Pacific Ocean and International Port of Los Angeles. A clean white sandy beach a half block wide extends the entire length of the city. Its equable climate has a mean temperature variation of only about 16 degree. Published by Union Oil Company's Natural Colour Scenes of the West
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Utah - Lucin Cut-off Great Salt Lake Old Postcard Train
USA Colour Postcard. Great Salt Lake, Utah. Train passing. Lucin Cut-off. The Lucin cut-off is a railway line of the Southern Pacific laid in an old lake bed from Lucin to Ogden, Utah, 103 miles. Part of this lake is dry and part under water. The part under water is the Great Salt Lake. The curves and grades eliminated by this engineering feat saved enough power in moving such a train to carry a man 400 times between New York and San Francisco. Published by Carpenter Paper Co.
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USA Coronado Old Postcard CALIFORNIA Hotel Del Coronado
Vintage Colour Postcard. Hotel Del Coronado (Southeast View), Coronado, California. Published by H. Mitchell
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SAN FRANCISCO Old Postcard Fairmont Hotel Nob Hill TRAM
USA Vintage Colour Postcard. Fairmont Hotel, on Nob Hill, San Francisco, California. One of the highest points in the city of Hills. The building was erected by the daughters of the late James Fair and given the family name. The location is but a step from the center of the shopping district, yet away from the dust and noise of the busy down-town streets. Street Scene. Gardens. Tramways. Published by S.F. Edward H. Mitchell.
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USA Old Postcard LOS ANGELES International Hotel Plane
Early Colour Postcard. International Hotel. At Entrance to Airport Terminal. 6225 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles, California. An Airplane in the air. Published by Kenyon Press International Airport Hotel System Inc.
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USA Old Colour Postcard CALIFORNIA The Hotel Del Monte
Vintage Colour Postcard. Spanish Architecture, located in a forest of pines, cedars and oaks on beautiful Monterey Bay. Hotel Del Monte, Del Monte, California. Aerial View. Published by B.W. White
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USA Old Postcard LOS ANGELES Gaylord HOTEL Vintage CAR
Early B/W Postcard. The Gaylord, Apartment Hotel, Los Angeles. Palm Trees. Vintage Motor Car.
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USA 1930 Old Postcard SAN FRANCISCO Mark Hopkins Hotel
Early Colour Postcard. The Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco, California. Vintage Cars. Published by Paciic Stationery & Specialty Company
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USA Old Color Postcard SAN FRANCISCO Mark Hopkins Hotel
Vintage Colour Postcard. The Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco, California. American Flag. Published by Pacific Stationery & Specialty Company Supertone Quality Cards
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USA Old Postcard CALIFORNIA La Jolla The Turbulent Surf
Vintage Colour Postcard. The Turbulent Surf. La Jolla, California. Rough Sea. Surfing Waves. Published by Hopkins News Agency San Diego
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SAN FRANCISCO - OAKLAND BAY BRIDGE Old Postcard SUNSET
Early Colour Postcard. San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge at Sunset. The San Francisco-Oakland is beautifully silhouetted, looking west from Yerba Buena Island at the sun sets behind San Francisco, the city by the Golden Gate. Published by The Gray Line
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USA Old Colour Postcard SAN FRANCISCO Golden Gate Park
Early Colour Postcard. Conservatory - Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. This conservatory is a replica of the one at Kew Gardens, London. This all glass building is 250 ft. long, 75 ft. wide. It was a gift of James Lick in 1879 and restored after a fire in 1882 through a gift of funds by Charles Crocker. It contains outstanding collections of tropical plants, ferns, orchids and begonias, open daily from 10 to 5. Published by The Gray Line
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USA Old Postcard CALIFORNIA Port Aerial View Sausalito
Early Colour Postcard. Air View of Sausalito, California. Harbour, Ships, Boats, View from the Air. The quaint Artist Colony of Sausalito, California, looking toward San Francisco. Located on the Southern Marin County shore of San Francisco Bay. Color Photo by Gerald French.
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USA Old Postcard SAN FRANCISCO Cliff House & Seal Rocks
Early Colour Postcard. Cars & buses. Cliff House, Gift Shop. Dining since 1858. Seal Rocks. San Francisco. The Cliff House has been a world renowned restaurant since the first House was built in the year 1858. It overlooks the Seal Rocks where hundreds of seals bask in the sun daily and are easily seen from the famous Redwood Room. The seals are protected by state law. Color photo by Proctor Jones.
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US Old Postcard CALIFORNIA Muir Woods National Monument
USA Early Colour Postcard. Gateway to Muir Woods National Monument. A grove of magnificent redwoods, named after the great naturalist, John Muir. Mill Valley, California. A grove of magnificent redwoods, named after the great naturalist, John muir. Mill Valley, California. Color photo by Lionel Bridge.
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SEALS ON ROCKS Cliff House USA 1957 Old Colour Postcard
Sea Lions Early Colour Postcard. Seals on Rocks, near Cliff House, San Francisco, California. Scores of brown seals disport on the Seal Rocks, San Francisco, just off the Cliff House. An act of Legislature protects these seals, or sea lions, and thousands of visitors come each day to watch their antics. Sent from California to Surrey England. US 4c James Madison 1807-1817
Sea-lions are large seals and are found in the Southern and Pacific Oceans. They feed exclusively upon fish, but come to shore to breed. There are many different kinds, the best known being the species from the North Pacific, which yields the fur for seal-skin jackets. In captivity they are remarkably docile and intelligent, and can be trained to perform many curious tricks.
Published by Stanley A. Piltz Company
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CALIFORNIAN SEA LION / US Seal Old Postcard Zoo Animals
Vintage B/W Postcard. California Sea Lion. Photo by F.W. Bond. London Zoo. Sea-lions are large seals and are found in the Southern and Pacific Oceans. They feed exclusively upon fish, but come to shore to breed. There are many different kinds, the best known being the species from the North Pacific, which yields the fur for seal-skin jackets. In captivity they are remarkably docile and intelligent, and can be trained to perform many curious tricks.
Published by Gardens of Zoological Society of London
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SEA LION Group Rocks USA California Old Postcard Seals
Vintage B/W Postcard. California Sea Lion Group. This species Zalophus Californianus occurs on the California Coast from the Golden Gate southward, breeding in many places, particularly on the Santa Barbara Islands. The rookery here shwon is on Santa Cruz Island. Owing to their intelligence and small size, this is the species of sea lion that is sometimes trained and shown in zoological parks / zoo. In early days these sea lions were killed by thousands on the California Coast for their hides and oil, but they have now become so reduced in numbers that the business is no longer profitable, and these animals, as well as the leopard seals and Steller's sea lions are now protected by State and Federal laws. Teh breeding season is from June to August, only then are the males seen on the rookeries. Sea-lions are large seals and are found in the Southern and Pacific Oceans. They feed exclusively upon fish, but come to shore to breed. There are many different kinds, the best known being the species from the North Pacific, which yields the fur for seal-skin jackets. In captivity they are remarkably docile and intelligent, and can be trained to perform many curious tricks.
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SEALS ON ROCKS - Cliff House San Francisco Old Postcard
Vintage Colour Postcard. Seals on the Rocks, near Cliff House, San Francisco, California. USA. Sea Lions. Sea-lions are large seals and are found in the Southern and Pacific Oceans. They feed exclusively upon fish, but come to shore to breed. There are many different kinds, the best known being the species from the North Pacific, which yields the fur for seal-skin jackets. In captivity they are remarkably docile and intelligent, and can be trained to perform many curious tricks.
Published by S.F. Pacific Novelty Co. P.N.C.
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Glendale Califoria Old Postcard Wee Kirk O' The Heather
USA Early Real Photo Postcard. Wee Kirk O' The Heather. Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale, California.
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USA Colour Postcard HOLLYWOOD Mann's Chinese Theater
Early Colour Postcard. Footprints and autographs of celebrities on sidewalk outside Mann's Chinese Theater, Hollywood, California. Published by Mitock Publishers Inc.
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USA California Colour Postcard HOLLYWOOD - Walk of Fame
Early Colour Postcard. Hollywood California. Walk of Fame. Pavement. Cars. Street Scene. LOVES. Published by Mitock Publishers Inc.
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USA Old Colour Postcard CALIFORNIA Sand Dunes in DESERT
Early Colour Postcard. The American Sahara. Sand Dunes on the Desert, California. Published by Western Publishing & Novelty Co. Los Angeles
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USA Old Postcard CALIFORNIA Wild Flower Verbenas DESERT
Early Colour Postcard. Wild Flowers - Verbenas on the Desert in Winter, California. Published by Novelty Co.
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USA Old Colour Postcard CALIFORNIA Flower Beverly Hills
Early US Colour Postcard. Beverly Hills, California. Flowers. One of the fabulous homes in this community of picturesque hillsides. Published by Mitock Publishers Inc.
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San Francisco Old Postcard Federal Building Post Office
USA Vintage Colour Postcard. Federal Building Post Office, San Francisco, California. Street Scene, Vintage Cars. Published by P.N.C. Pacific Novelty Co.
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