Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, San Gabriel, California, circa 1940

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

Back of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, San Gabriel, California, circa 1940, Basil S. Young Jr., MS, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

The card shows the long, buttressed stone facade and bell-crowned front of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, framed by tall palm trees and a bed of red flowers along the street. Founded in 1771 by Father Junípero Serra as the fourth of the California missions, the present church was begun in 1791 and completed in the early 1800s, and the mission is often called the "Godmother of the Pueblo of Los Angeles." Its fortress-like walls, arched belfry with hanging bells, and Spanish colonial detailing are the features highlighted here.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

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PublisherWestern Publishing & Novelty Co.

P-63 MISSION SAN GABRIEL ARCHANGEL, CALIFORNIA 6A-H2622 --- San Gabriel Archangel, the fourth mission once the pride of the Missions, was established September 8th, 1771 by Fr. Angel Somera and Fr. Pedro Cambon. It is now in good state of preservation and is located in a lovely valley about nine miles east from Los Angeles and four miles from Pasadena. POST CARD WESTERN PUBLISHING & NOVELTY CO., LOS ANGELES, CALIF. "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.

PostmarkedPasadena, CA, August 10, 1954, 15:00

Addressed to

Basil S. Young Jr.

818 Lotus, Greenville, MS

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 10, 1954, 15:00, Pasadena, CA
Publisher	Western Publishing & Novelty Co.
Series	P-63
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Basil S. Young Jr., 818 Lotus, Greenville, MS
Publisher	Western Publishing & Novelty Co., Los Angeles, CA
Stamp	2c John Adams, red
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a wide yellow border; Curt Teich production number 6A-H2622 printed at lower right. Minor edge wear. Postmark: PASADENA AUG 10 3 PM 1954 CALIF. Linen-era divided-back card with printed mission history text; light edge/corner wear, slight toning.

Cite this card

Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, San Gabriel, California, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mission-san-gabriel-arc-ngel-san-gabriel-california-circa-19. Accessed October 24, 2026.