A large white house with arched verandas and a low-pitched roof stands among mature trees at the end of a curving drive. A broad field of yellow flowers, likely poppies, fills the foreground, with the San Gabriel Mountains rising behind under a blue sky. The senders, Uncle Charlie and Aunt Lizzie, call Sierra Madre "this sunshine land" and note the thermometer at 70 in the shade, a warm Christmas greeting sent north to Toronto. The message identifies the house on the right as their own.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dec 13
Just a card from
this sunshine land to
wish you a very Merry Xmas
+ a happy New Year. It does
not seem much like Christmas
with the thermometer in the
70 in the shade.
This home is on the
right which is ours.
Love from
Uncle Charlie & Aunt Lizzie
PostmarkedSierra Madre, CA, December 16, 1918, 09:00
No white border; visible halftone dot texture typical of chromolithographic printing; small stain/abrasion near top center edge; light edge wear.
Postmark: SIERRA MADRE DEC 16 9 AM 1918 CAL. Divided-back C.T. Photochrom (Chicago) card, series A-49948; embossed 'Merry Christmas' seal sticker at upper left; light toning and edge wear.
Cite this card
South Baldwin Avenue Residence, Sierra Madre, CA, 1918, postcard, c. 1918. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/south-baldwin-avenue-residence-sierra-madre-ca-1918. Accessed November 2, 2026.
