Doorway, San Jose Mission, San Antonio, TX, circa 1930
- Card type
- Linen
About this postcard
The carved stone doorway of Mission San José in San Antonio, Texas, its baroque facade layered with relief figures and ornament around a wooden double door. A figure in a blue robe stands at the left of the frame. Founded in 1720 as Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo, the complex was the largest of the Spanish colonial missions strung along the San Antonio River. Its stone church, completed in the 1780s, is known for the carved Rose Window and for the ornate portal shown here, among the finest surviving examples of Spanish colonial stonework in Texas.
Postcard Details
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Postcard record
| Publisher | San Antonio Card Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | 72 |
| Condition | Good |
| Place depicted | San Jose Mission, San Antonio, TX |
| Place mentioned | San Antonio, TX |
| Place mentioned | Mission San Jose, San Antonio, TX |
| Publisher | San Antonio, TX |
| Notes | Linen texture; printed caption at top: 'DOORWAY, SAN JOSE MISSION, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS'; series numbers 72 and 49548; no white border. No postmark. Divided-back linen-era card with 'PLACE STAMP HERE' box; printed back description of the mission; dealer pencil marks '112' and '2.60' at top. No stamp, no address, no message. |
Cite this card
Doorway, San Jose Mission, San Antonio, TX, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/doorway-san-jose-mission-san-antonio-tx-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.