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Residence of Mme. Schumann Heink, Grossmont, CA, 1921

Subjects
Mountains & HillsResidences
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1921 (White Border)
Front of Residence of Mme. Schumann Heink, Grossmont, CA, 1921, San Diego, CA, USA, c. 1921 lithograph postcard
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Back of Residence of Mme. Schumann Heink, Grossmont, CA, 1921, San Diego, CA, USA, c. 1921 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A large white house with a red tile roof sits on a rocky hillside, with a detached garage below and a dirt road winding up through the grounds. A valley and distant mountains fill the background. The house was the Grossmont, California, home of Mme. Schumann Heink, the Austrian-born contralto who settled in the San Diego hills and remained a familiar name to American concert audiences in the early 20th century.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Minnie, we arrived were tired when got home last night. Guess Walter told you about the scarf. Too bad. Hope you got home O.K. Drop me a line soon

PublisherH. Christiance
Residence of Mme. Schumann Heink, Grossmont, near San Diego, Cal.
PostmarkedSan Diego, CA, July 7, 1921, 18:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. G. Larson

Mineta P. O. Los Angeles, CA

Postcard record

Postmarked, San Diego, CA
PublisherH. Christiance
Series4630. R-58081
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. G. Larson, Mineta P. O., Los Angeles, CA
Place depictedGrossmont, San Diego, CA
Place mentionedSan Diego, CA
PublisherH. Christiance, San Diego, CA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp2c George Washington, issued 1923
NotesNo white border; color lithograph with visible stipple/halftone texture; faint vertical marks/album residue on left; corners worn. Postmark: SAN DIEGO CAL JUL 7 6 PM 1921, with slogan cancel HELP PREVENT FOREST FIRES. Divided-back C.T. Photochrom (color litho); light edge/corner wear; stamp torn at right edge.

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Residence of Mme. Schumann Heink, Grossmont, CA, 1921, postcard, c. 1921. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/residence-of-mme-schumann-heink-grossmont-ca-1921. Accessed November 2, 2026.