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South Baldwin Avenue residence, Sierra Madre, California, circa 1910

Subjects
GardensMountains & HillsResidences
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of South Baldwin Avenue residence, Sierra Madre, California, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of South Baldwin Avenue residence, Sierra Madre, California, circa 1910, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

A large white residence with arched verandas and a low-pitched roof sits among mature trees, approached by a curving driveway. A broad field of yellow flowers, likely poppies, fills the foreground, with the San Gabriel Mountains rising behind under a blue sky.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear [illegible] 297 [illegible] Ave [illegible] Sierra Madre Cal. Just a card from this [illegible] [illegible] 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 [illegible] which [illegible] [illegible] Love from Uncle Charlie & [illegible]

PublisherTichnor Bros. Inc.
South Baldwin Avenue Residence, Sierra Madre, Cal. --- POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS A-49948
PostmarkedDecember 9, 1918
Stamp
Addressed to
Dr. & Mrs. Albert Eckernes

295 Glen Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

From297 Laurel Ave W., Sierra Madre, Cal.

Postcard record

Postmarked
ConditionGood
Place addressedDr. & Mrs. Albert Eckernes, 295 Glen Road, Toronto, Ontario
Place depictedSierra Madre, CA
PublisherTichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, MA
Place sent from297 Laurel Ave W., Sierra Madre, CA
Stamp2c George Washington, red, issued 1902
NotesNo white border; visible halftone dot texture typical of chromolithographic printing; small stain/abrasion near top center edge; light edge wear. Postmark: DEC 9 1918 CAL. Divided-back Tichnor Quality Views card; Christmas seal at upper left; light toning and edge wear.

Cite this card

South Baldwin Avenue residence, Sierra Madre, California, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/south-baldwin-avenue-residence-sierra-madre-california-circa. Accessed October 5, 2026.