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Carved window and tower, San Jose Mission, San Antonio, TX, 1718

Subjects
ChurchesHistoric TowersMonuments & Memorials
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Carved window and tower, San Jose Mission, San Antonio, TX, 1718, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Carved window and tower, San Jose Mission, San Antonio, TX, 1718, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

View of the stone facade of San Jose Second Mission in San Antonio, Texas, showing the bell tower topped with a cross and the mission's famous hand-carved window. The printed caption dates the building to 1718 and credits Franciscan friars with its construction.

Postcard Details

Message · English

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PublisherWeiner News Company
SECOND MISSION, BUILT 1718, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 2A-H664 --- TOWER AND CARVED WINDOW, SAN JOSE SECOND MISSION The famous hand-carved window of San Jose Mission built 1718 by the Franciscan Friars, San Antonio, Texas. POST CARD GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) WEINER NEWS COMPANY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS "SAN ANTONIO, HOME OF THE ALAMO, GULF BREEZES AND SUNSHINE" PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE
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Postcard record

PublisherWeiner News Company
Series2A-H664
ConditionVery good
Place depictedSan Antonio, TX
Place mentionedSan Antonio, TX
PublisherSan Antonio, TX
NotesLinen texture; white border. No postmark or stamp. Divided-back linen card (C.T. Art-Colortone, Curt Teich, Chicago), published by Weiner News Co., San Antonio. Handwritten message in blue ink written sideways across both halves; no address block.

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Carved window and tower, San Jose Mission, San Antonio, TX, 1718, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/carved-window-and-tower-san-jose-mission-san-antonio-tx-1718. Accessed November 2, 2026.