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Inner Court, Ramona's Marriage Place, Old Town, San Diego, California, circa 1935

Subjects
GardensResidences
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Inner Court, Ramona's Marriage Place, Old Town, San Diego, California, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Inner Court, Ramona's Marriage Place, Old Town, San Diego, California, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The card shows the lush inner courtyard of Ramona's Marriage Place in Old Town San Diego: a fountain basin in the foreground, a tiled-roof adobe wing behind, an American flag on the roof, and dense tropical plantings of banana, bougainvillea and flowering shrubs. The building, long known as the Casa de Estudillo, was built in the 1820s by the Estudillo family and was popularized as the fictional marriage place of Helen Hunt Jackson's novel "Ramona," drawing tourists to Old Town in the early 20th century. It is now preserved as part of Old Town San Diego State Historic Park.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

We saw Ramona's marriage place. to San Diego to-day and we have been having a fine time we are staying here to-night. To-morrow we are going to Tijuana Mexico from the [illegible] island the ocean most of the want to see [illegible] here. We write and get back

PublisherHerz
731—INNER COURT, RAMONA'S MARRIAGE PLACE, OLD TOWN, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA. © Herz 42406 --- POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY MADE IN USA
PostmarkedSan Diego, CA, January 23, 1942, 19:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Lucy Sullivan

Alma Center, WI

Postcard record

Postmarked, San Diego, CA
PublisherHerz
Series731
ConditionVery good
Place addressedLucy Sullivan, Alma Center, WI
Place depictedRamona's Marriage Place, CA
Stamp1c Statue of Liberty, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; card number 42406 printed at lower right and a copyright line at lower left. Postmark: SAN DIEGO CALIF. JAN 23 7:30 PM 1942. Linen-texture divided back with white border; WWII "BUY DEFENSE BONDS AND STAMPS" slogan cancel; 1¢ Industry-Agriculture stamp. Light edge wear.

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Inner Court, Ramona's Marriage Place, Old Town, San Diego, California, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/inner-court-ramonas-marriage-place-old-town-san-diego-califo. Accessed October 24, 2026.