Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1910

Subjects: Churches Historic Towers
Card type: Lithograph
Date: c. 1907 (Golden Age)

Back of Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1910, Mrs. E. J. Schroeder, NJ, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard — Back

About this subject

A view of the stone Mission San Juan Capistrano church in San Antonio, Texas, showing its arcaded portico, stepped gable facade and a bell tower topped with a cross. Bare and leafy trees frame the building, with a picket fence and lawn in the foreground.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello Ethel This is rather a late hour to begin a letter but I thought I would write a few lines to let you know that we are all well and hope this finds you the same. We are having a fine time

PublisherDahrooge Post Card Co.

Mission San Juan De Capis- trano. Built 1731. San Antonio, Tex. --- POST CARD PLACE POSTAGE STAMP HERE MISSION SAN JUAN DE CAPISTRANO, built in 1731, and known as the Third Mission, is now but a picturesque ruin to call up a memory of the past. It was named after Santa Giovanni De Capistrano, a friar of the Franciscan Order, who was born in the year 1386, in the little town of Capistrano in the Abruzzi in Italy. Pub. by Dahrooge Post Card Co. San Antonio, Texas.

PostmarkedSan Antonio, TX, January 30, 1912, 18:00

Addressed to

Mrs. E. J. Schroeder

39 Hilliard St, Jersey City, NJ

Postcard record

Postmarked	January 30, 1912, 18:00, San Antonio, TX
Condition	Fair
Place addressed	Mrs. E. J. Schroeder, 39 Hilliard St, Jersey City, NJ
Place mentioned	Mission San Juan de Capistrano, San Antonio, TX
Publisher	San Antonio, TX
Notes	Heavy white speckling and flaking across the image, plus a visible crease/crack line; colored lithographic texture. Postmark: SAN ANTONIO TEX. JAN 30 6 PM 1912. Divided-back card; stamp removed (empty stamp box); heavy toning/foxing, edge wear and corner creases; handwritten message runs sideways along the left edge.

Cite this card

Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mission-san-juan-capistrano-san-antonio-texas-circa-1910. Accessed October 5, 2026.