Mission Dolores, San Francisco, California

Subject: Churches
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Mission Dolores, San Francisco, California, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

Linen-texture view of Mission Dolores in San Francisco, showing the ornate twin-towered mission church with its red-domed cupola and the adjoining older adobe chapel with a wooden balcony and cross. Palm trees and a lawn border the street in the foreground.

Postcard Details

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PublisherSmith News Co.

Mission Dolores, San Francisco, California SF 12 --- MISSION DOLORES Located on Dolores St. between 16th and 17th Sts. this beautiful old Mission was founded in 1776 by Fr. Junipero Serra. No nails were used in its construction, and the vegetable dies used in painting the interior walls are still bright after all these years. The gold-leaf altar was brought from Mexico in 1870. K8761 PUB. BY SMITH NEWS CO., 75 WILLIAMS AVE., SAN FRANCISCO 24, CALIF A "COLOURPICTURE" PUBLICATION, BOSTON 15, MASS., U. S. A. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE SN

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Postcard record

Series	SF 12
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Mission Dolores, San Francisco, CA
Place mentioned	Mission Dolores, San Francisco, CA, San Francisco, CA
Publisher	San Francisco, CA
Notes	Linen texture visible across the image; no white border; card number SF 12 printed at upper right. No postmark, stamp, or address. Divided-back linen card with printed description of Mission Dolores; dealer pencil price mark "#59 1-" at lower right. No white border on front.

Cite this card

Mission Dolores, San Francisco, California, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mission-dolores-san-francisco-california. Accessed October 5, 2026.