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Old Mission Chapel, Los Angeles, California, 1904

Subject
Churches
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1904 (Early)
Front of Old Mission Chapel, Los Angeles, California, 1904, c. 1904 lithograph postcard
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Back of Old Mission Chapel, Los Angeles, California, 1904, c. 1904 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The view shows a white-walled church with an arched entrance and a domed tower, set among tall palms, curving walks, lawns, and flower beds. A few small figures give a sense of scale on the grounds. The printed caption calls it the Old Mission Chapel, while the sender's note names it the "Capilla de la Reina de los Angeles." That is the old Plaza Church, La Iglesia de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles, the parish church that served the pueblo of Los Angeles rather than one of the California missions. Begun in the early 19th century, it is the city's oldest church and a landmark of the old plaza.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Old mission in the "Capilla de la Reina de los Angeles" With love E. A. S.

PublisherDetroit Photographic Co.
OLD MISSION CHAPEL, LOS ANGELES, CAL. 5165. COPYRIGHT, 1899, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO.
PostmarkedWashington, DC
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Orelia Walls-

458- Ela Ave N.Y. Gainesville, VA

Postcard record

PostmarkedWashington, DC
PublisherDetroit Photographic Co.
Series5165
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Orelia Walls-, 458- Ela Ave N.Y., Gainesville, VA
Place depictedLos Angeles, CA
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated vertical sides only
NotesUndivided-back era card (1899 copyright); white border; handwritten text on the front right margin; small stain/spot near top center; color-tinted lithographic view.

Cite this card

Old Mission Chapel, Los Angeles, California, 1904, postcard, c. 1904. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/old-mission-chapel-los-angeles-california-1904. Accessed November 3, 2026.