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Old Baldy from the orange groves, California, 1935

Subjects
Agriculture & FarmsMountains & Hills
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1935 (Linen)
Front of Old Baldy from the orange groves, California, 1935, Curtis + Clotine Arthurs, OH, USA, c. 1935 linen postcard
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Back of Old Baldy from the orange groves, California, 1935, Curtis + Clotine Arthurs, OH, USA, c. 1935 linen postcard
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About this postcard

Rows of orange trees heavy with fruit lead toward brown foothills and the snow-capped San Gabriel peak labeled "Old Baldy," Mount San Antonio, under a clear blue sky. The scene captures the Southern California contrast between irrigated citrus groves and the high mountain backdrop. In the 1930s citrus remained a defining crop and a selling point for the region. A sender's note on the card remarks, "I have seen plenty of oranges growing. They are very cheap out here," a casual traveler's view of the groves and their place in the local economy.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello. I have seen plenty of oranges growing. They are very cheap out here. Miss Williams

PublisherWestern Publishing & Novelty Co.
568 "OLD BALDY", FROM THE ORANGE GROVES, CALIFORNIA 1A-H426 --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY WESTERN PUBLISHING & NOVELTY CO., LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
PostmarkedLos Angeles, CA, August 5, 1935, 11:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Curtis + Clotine Arthurs

R. R. 2. Croton, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked, Los Angeles, CA
PublisherWestern Publishing & Novelty Co.
Series568 1A-H426
ConditionVery good
Place addressedCurtis + Clotine Arthurs, R. R. 2., Croton, OH
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; faint postmark ink along the left edge; series 568, job number 1A-H426 printed at lower right; published by Western Publishing & Novelty Co., Los Angeles, Calif. Postmark: LOS ANGELES CALIF. AUG 5 11 30 AM 1935. Divided-back linen-era card with white border; 1¢ green Washington stamp; light edge/corner wear and a smudge at lower right of address side.

Cite this card

Old Baldy from the orange groves, California, 1935, postcard, c. 1935. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/old-baldy-from-the-orange-groves-california-1935. Accessed November 2, 2026.