Mission San Jose, San Antonio, TX, circa 1932

Subjects: Churches Historic Towers
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1932 (Linen)

Back of Mission San Jose, San Antonio, TX, circa 1932, c. 1932 linen postcard — Back

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The card shows the stone facade and bell tower of Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo, framed by trees under a sunset-tinted sky. The printed caption calls it the second mission and dates its construction to 1718, when Franciscan monks used it to convert Indians and as a refuge from hostile raids. The text also singles out the hand carving around the main entrance as one of the finest surviving examples of ancient carving. Mission San Jose is one of San Antonio's Spanish colonial missions and is often called the Queen of the Missions.

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PublisherWeiner News Company

13— MISSION SAN JOSE, SECOND MISSION, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS --- SAN JOSE SECOND MISSION, BUILT 1718 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS This was the second of several Missions named after St. Joseph, built in 1718 by the Franciscan Monks, and was used in convert- ing the Indians. It was also used as a place of refuge from hostile Indians. The hand carving on the facade of the main entrance is conceded by experts to be one of the finest specimens of ancient carving extant.

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Publisher	Weiner News Company
Series	2A-H673
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Mission San Jose, San Antonio, TX
Place mentioned	The Alamo, San Antonio, TX
Publisher	Weiner News Company, San Antonio, TX
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a white border; Curt Teich production number "2A-H673" printed at lower right. No postmark or address. Divided back; linen texture; white border; printed Weiner News Co./Curteich imprint; handwritten '50¢' at top right.

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Mission San Jose, San Antonio, TX, circa 1932, postcard, c. 1932. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mission-san-jose-san-antonio-tx-circa-1932. Accessed November 2, 2026.