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The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas

Card type
Linen

About this subject

Colorized view of the facade of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas, with a Texas flag flying above the curved gable and a star emblem. Trees flank the stone building, and the sky is blue with pink near the horizon.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Dear Anna - we left for Corpus Sunday morning and got there that night left the next day & went to Rockport and now we are just seeing the country- we have just been to the largest Theatre in the U.S. "The Texan"

PostmarkedSan Antonio, TX, April 27, 1927, 11:00
Addressed to
Ona Swift

Sanger Bros, Ft Worth, Texas

Postcard record

Postmarked, San Antonio, TX
Series62166
ConditionVery good
Place addressedOna Swift, Sanger Bros, Ft Worth, TX
Place depictedThe Alamo, San Antonio, TX
Place mentionedSan Antonio, TX
Place mentionedThe Alamo, San Antonio, TX
PublisherNic. Teng, San Antonio, TX
NotesWhite border; linen texture; printed card number 62166 at lower right. Postmark: SAN ANTONIO TEX APR 27 11-AM 1927, with slogan cancel CITIZENS MILITARY TRAINING CAMPS. Divided back, white border, color litho card; stamp missing from the 'PLACE STAMP HERE' box. Pencil dealer notation '112 2.00' at top center. Message cut off at bottom edge.

Cite this card

The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-alamo-san-antonio-texas. Accessed October 5, 2026.