Courtyard garden, Huntington Library, San Marino, CA, circa 1935

Subjects: Gardens Libraries
Card type: Real photo
Date: c. 1935 (Linen)

Back of Courtyard garden, Huntington Library, San Marino, CA, circa 1935, Bradford, England, c. 1935 real photo postcard — Back

About this postcard

A sepia-toned view of an enclosed courtyard garden at the Huntington Library and Art Gallery in San Marino. A tiered stone fountain and a small statue sit at the center, surrounded by dense palms, ferns, and flowering plants. Behind the planting runs a colonnade with a balustraded terrace, and a light-colored building with a balcony rises at the right. The Huntington was founded by Henry E. Huntington as a research library and art collection, and its gardens became a noted feature of the estate. The message on the back places the card in the mid-1930s, when the planetarium at Griffith Park was finished and drawing crowds, and Santa Monica seemed on the verge of a boom.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

(3.) Philosophy is already started. - corner of Los Feliz Blvd and Griffith Blvd near Griffith Park. Plan- etarium is finished and attracts hordes. Santa Monica seems on the verge of a boom. All lots and Apt. houses filled, prices going up all the time. Many new shops down town, from both of us and we'd like to hear from you. affectionately, Sara & Dobson

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Postcard record

Publisher	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery
Series	THE ART GALLERY
Condition	Very good
Place mentioned	Bradford, England
Publisher	Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, CA
Notes	White border around a sepia-toned photographic image; no printed text or handwriting on the front. No postmark or stamp — unmailed real-photo card. Divided back with "POST CARD" and "Address." headings, a copyright notice, the series title THE ART GALLERY, and a pencil dealer stock number, 1522. Imprint: Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery, San Marino, California; printed by B. Matthews, Bradford, England. Message mentions Griffith Park Planetarium (opened 1935) and a Santa Monica boom, dating the card to the mid-1930s. White border, glossy real photo.

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Courtyard garden, Huntington Library, San Marino, CA, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1935. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/courtyard-garden-huntington-library-san-marino-ca-circa-1935. Accessed November 2, 2026.