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Mission San Jose, San Antonio, Texas

Subjects
ChurchesHistoric Towers
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Mission San Jose, San Antonio, Texas, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Mission San Jose, San Antonio, Texas, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

A stone mission church with a tall bell tower and ornate baroque facade, attached to a long ruined convento range, under a cloudy sky. Bare trees and a low fence in the foreground.

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7882. Mission San Jose (Second Mission), Built 1726, San Antonio, Texas. --- POST CARD THIS SPACE CAN BE USED FOR A WRITTEN MESSAGE, USING ONE-CENT STAMP The second of the four Missions, which used to be the homes of the Monks, who tried to convert the Indians. These Missions were also used as places of refuge against the hostile Indian tribes. UNITED STATES AND CANADA ONE CENT PLACE STAMP HERE FOREIGN TWO CENTS
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Postcard record

Series7882
Place depictedMission San Jose, San Antonio, TX
Place mentionedSan Antonio, TX
NotesNo white border; red printed caption; color lithograph with visible stipple/halftone texture. No postmark; unused divided-back card. Printed message-side text and stamp box ("UNITED STATES AND CANADA ONE CENT / FOREIGN TWO CENTS"). Pencil dealer marks "112" and "7.00" at top right. Light toning and soiling; no stamp affixed.

Cite this card

Mission San Jose, San Antonio, Texas, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mission-san-jose-san-antonio-texas. Accessed October 5, 2026.