California Missions map with Fray Junipero Serra portrait, California, circa 1935

Subjects: Churches Maps Religious & Devotional Life
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of California Missions map with Fray Junipero Serra portrait, California, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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The card is a pictorial map titled "California Missions," showing the chain of Franciscan missions along the California coast with a portrait of Fray Junípero Serra (1713–1784) and border vignettes of each mission with its founding date. The missions were established during Spanish colonial rule, beginning with San Diego de Alcalá in 1769; Serra served as their first president. The map labels the Pacific Ocean and key settlements such as San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego.

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PublisherStanley A. Pitz Company

CALIFORNIA MISSIONS MAP SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE MISSIONS MISSIONS CHAPELS FRAY JUNIPERO SERRA 1713-1784 PACIFIC OCEAN SAN FRANCISCO LOS ANGELES SAN DIEGO SAN DIEGO DE ALCALA JULY 16, 1769 SAN CARLOS BORROMEO DEL CARMELO JUNE 3, 1770 SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA JULY 14, 1771 SAN GABRIEL SEPT. 8, 1771 SAN LUIS OBISPO SEPT. 1, 1772 DOLORES OCT. 9, 1776 SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO NOV. 1, 1776 SANTA CLARA JAN. 12, 1777 SAN BUENAVENTURA MAR. 31, 1782 SANTA BARBARA DEC. 4, 1786 LA PURISIMA CONCEPCION DEC. 8, 1787 SANTA CRUZ SEPT. 25, 1791 NUESTRA DE LA SOLEDAD OCT. 9, 1791 SAN JOSE DE GUADALUPE JUNE 11, 1797 SAN JUAN BAUTISTA JUNE 24, 1797 SAN MIGUEL ARCANGEL JULY 25, 1797 SAN FERNANDO REY DE ESPAÑA SEPT. 8, 1797 SAN LUIS REY DE FRANCIA JUNE 13, 1798 SANTA INEZ SEPT. 17, 1804 SAN RAFAEL ARCANGEL DEC. 14, 1817 SAN FRANCISCO SOLANO DE SONOMA JULY 4, 1823 © CURT TEICH & CO., INC. 548 --- The founding of the Spanish Missions in California furnished an epic in history. These historical monuments are reminders of the great Franciscan adventure. Years of patient labor, decades of heroic sacrifice by Fray Junipera Serra and his Franciscan brothers lie behind the era of the founding of the twenty-one Missions and their branches, the ruins of which still stand in wonder and beauty, at various points along 600 miles of California's glorious coastal region. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE OB-H2584 STANLEY A. PITZ COMPANY, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. 548 Pictorial Wonderland ART TONE SERIES

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Publisher	Stanley A. Pitz Company
Series	548
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	California, CA
Place depicted	San Francisco, CA
Place depicted	Los Angeles, CA
Place depicted	San Diego, CA
Place mentioned	CA
Notes	Linen texture; white border; Curt Teich series number 548. No postmark and no handwriting — unused card. Divided back with vertical divider, linen-textured "Art Tone" stock, Curt Teich copyright imprint on front, Stanley A. Pitz Co. imprint on back; circa 1940s-50s. No damage.

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California Missions map with Fray Junipero Serra portrait, California, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/california-missions-map-with-fray-junipero-serra-portrait-ca. Accessed October 24, 2026.