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Mission San Jose, San Antonio, TX, circa 1907

Subjects
ChurchesHistoric Towers
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Mission San Jose, San Antonio, TX, circa 1907, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Mission San Jose, San Antonio, TX, circa 1907, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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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 1720, San Antonio, Texas. --- The second of the four Missions, which used to be the homes of the Monks, who tried to convert the Indians. These Mis- sions were also used as places of refuge against the hostile Indian tribes.
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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 — PLACE STAMP HERE — FOREIGN TWO CENTS"). Pencil dealer marks "112" and "7.00" at top right. Light toning and soiling; no stamp affixed.

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Mission San Jose, San Antonio, TX, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mission-san-jose-san-antonio-tx-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.