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OLD TOWN, San Diego, sometimes called the birthplace of California, was settled in 1769 by the Spanish. Here the first California mission was established. The town has many historical shrines - the Plaza where the American colors went up on July 29, 1846, "Ramona's Marriage Place," Junipero Serra Museum, and site of old Fort Stockton.
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Old Town, San Diego, California
OLD TOWN, San Diego, sometimes called the birthplace of California, was settled in 1769 by the Spanish. Here the first California mission was established. The town has many historical shrines - the Plaza where the American colors went up on July 29, 1846, "Ramona's Marriage Place," Junipero Serra Museum, and site of old Fort Stockton.
Publisher: Union Oil Co. of California (founded in 1890)
American
1948
Medium/Technique
Photochrome on card stock.
Dimensions
Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.11157
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint. TOUR THE WEST THIS YEAR WITH 76 UNION GASOLINE
UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
MADE IN U.S.A.
UNION OIL COMPANY'S Natural Color Scenes of the West.
MADE IN U.S.A.
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)