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"Old Baldy" seen from the orange groves, California, circa 1945

Subjects
Agriculture & FarmsMountains & Hills
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of "Old Baldy" seen from the orange groves, California, circa 1945, Curtis & Clotine Arthur, OH, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
Front
Back of "Old Baldy" seen from the orange groves, California, circa 1945, Curtis & Clotine Arthur, OH, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

Rows of orange trees heavy with fruit run toward the viewer, with brown foothills and the snow-capped peak known as "Old Baldy" (Mount San Antonio) rising beyond under a clear blue sky. The card presents the classic Southern California contrast between irrigated citrus groves and the San Gabriel Mountains; the Curt Teich production number "1A-H426" at the lower right dates the printing to the 1940s linen era.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello. I have seen plenty of oranges growing. They are very cheap and plenty 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 Arthur

R. R. 2, Ironton, OH

Postcard record

Postmarked, Los Angeles, CA
PublisherWestern Publishing & Novelty Co.
Series568
ConditionVery good
Place addressedCurtis & Clotine Arthur, R. R. 2, Ironton, OH
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; faint postmark ink along the left edge; Curt Teich job number 1A-H426 printed at lower right. 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" seen from the orange groves, California, circa 1945, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/old-baldy-seen-from-the-orange-groves-california-circa-1945. Accessed October 24, 2026.