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Mission Dolores, San Francisco, California, 1945

Subject
Churches
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1945 (Linen)
Front of Mission Dolores, San Francisco, California, 1945, c. 1945 linen postcard
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Back of Mission Dolores, San Francisco, California, 1945, c. 1945 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The view shows the front facade of Mission Dolores, with its low gabled roof, arched entrance, balcony, and cross above the gable, framed by a palm and a small tree. Founded in 1776 by Father Francisco Palóu, it is the oldest surviving building in San Francisco and the sixth of the Spanish missions in California. The present adobe church was completed in 1791 and survived the 1906 earthquake and fire. Its small cemetery beside the church holds early Californio settlers and Ohlone converts.

Postcard Details

Message · English

Minnie Raymus

PublisherScenic View Card Co.
84:—MISSION DOLORES. FOUNDED 1776. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIFORNIA --- Mission Dolores is situated in the heart of San Francisco. Built in 1776 by the Spanish padres in Spanish renaissance style, the church and its old grave-yard are little changed since Indian neophytes painted the ceiling and the carved wooden altar, which came from Old Spain. Nature Tone Views. Scenic View Card Co., 667 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal. POST CARD STAMP 43771 ADDRESS
Addressed to
Mrs Evelyn J Gragger

813 Morrell Avenue Burlingame, CA

Postcard record

PublisherScenic View Card Co.
Series84; Nature Tone Views
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs Evelyn J Gragger, 813 Morrell Avenue, Burlingame, CA
Place depictedMission Dolores, San Francisco, CA
PublisherScenic View Card Co., San Francisco, CA
NotesLinen-textured stock with crosshatch pattern; image bleeds to the edges with no white border. No postmark or cancellation — stamp box is empty. Divided-back linen "Nature Tone" card published by Scenic View Card Co., San Francisco; handwritten date "Apr - 5 - 1945" below the address. Light toning and a small stain near center.

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Mission Dolores, San Francisco, California, 1945, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mission-dolores-san-francisco-california-1945. Accessed November 2, 2026.