The card shows the weathered stone facade of the Alamo chapel in San Antonio, with its curved gable, arched doorway flanked by columns and niches, and small barred windows. A horse-drawn carriage waits at the left, and pedestrians in period dress stand along the street. The printed caption dates the mission to 1718; the chapel facade shown here dates from the mid-18th century. The Alamo is best known as the fortress where Texian defenders died during the 1836 siege, and by the early 1900s it was already a celebrated historic shrine.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
from Papa Davis
1907
PostmarkedSan Antonio, TX, November 18, 1907, 20:30
Light border along the bottom carrying the printed caption; handwritten inscription in the lower right margin; small publisher monogram at lower left, illegible. Divided back with printed headings TUCK'S POST CARD / CARTE POSTALE / POSTKARTE / (For Address Only); Tuck stock, phototyped in Saxony; light edge wear and toning.
Postmark: SAN ANTONIO TEX. NOV 18 8:30 PM 1907; received mark AMESBURY NOV 23.
Cite this card
The Alamo mission church, San Antonio, TX, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-alamo-mission-church-san-antonio-tx-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.
