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Oakdale Motel, Highway 120, Oakdale, Calif.

Subject
Hotels & Inns
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Oakdale Motel, Highway 120, Oakdale, Calif., c. 1915 printed photo postcard
Front
Back of Oakdale Motel, Highway 120, Oakdale, Calif., c. 1915 printed photo postcard
Back

About this subject

A black-and-white view of the Oakdale Motel, a single-story roadside motel with several units, a large sign reading OAKDALE MOTEL and Vacancy, and a decorative wagon wheel in the foreground.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Saturday July 18, 1953 Arrived at 10:10 A.M. after a three hour drive from Yosemite over State 120 about 95 miles. We left the park about 7:30.

OAKDALE MOTEL Vacancy --- OAKDALE MOTEL Highway 120, City Limits, Oakdale, Calif Approved by A. A. A. 16 MODERN UNITS All with private showers — 95 Miles from Yosemite —100 Miles from San Francisco POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE
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Postcard record

ConditionVery good
Place mentionedOakdale Motel, Highway 120, City Limits, Oakdale, CA
Place mentionedYosemite, CA
Place mentionedSan Francisco, CA
NotesWhite border; halftone print. No postmark or stamp present. Divided-back motel advertising card with white border and glossy/other texture; handwritten message in blue ink dated Saturday July 18, 1953.

Cite this card

Oakdale Motel, Highway 120, Oakdale, Calif., postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/oakdale-motel-highway-120-oakdale-calif. Accessed October 5, 2026.