Map showing the location of the California missions, circa 1943

Subjects: Maps Religious & Devotional Life
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1943 (Linen)

Back of Map showing the location of the California missions, circa 1943, Angelino Photo Service, CA, USA, c. 1943 lithograph postcard — Back

About this postcard

A printed black-and-white map of California with the Pacific coastline at right, showing the chain of missions running north from San Diego to San Francisco Solano in Sonoma. Mission and chapel sites are marked with symbols and named, and the mountain ranges appear in hachured relief. The missions were founded by Spanish Franciscans along El Camino Real in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and the map presents them as a connected route through the state.

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Publisher	Angeleno Photo Service
Series	424
Condition	Good
Publisher	Angelino Photo Service, 1030 So. Alvarado, Los Angeles, CA
Notes	Front scan is rotated 180 degrees; handwritten inventory number "424" in one corner; a few small ink/foxing spots on the sheet. No postmark, stamp, address, or message — unused real-photo postcard back. Divided back with 'PHOTO POST CARD ©' heading, Kodak 'PLACE STAMP HERE' stamp box ('Kodak Paper'), printed 'ADDRESS' heading, and printed imprint 'ANGELENO PHOTO SERVICE-1030 SO. ALVARADO, L. A. 6, CALIF.-2'. Pencil dealer notation 'RMLJ 3-' at top center. Front is a map showing the location of the missions, with legend 'MISSIONS' and 'Chapels' (white border).

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Map showing the location of the California missions, circa 1943, postcard, c. 1943. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/map-showing-the-location-of-the-california-missions-circa-19. Accessed November 2, 2026.