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The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1907

Subjects
ChurchesMonuments & Memorials
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1902 (Early)
Front of The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1907, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
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Back of The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1907, c. 1902 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The card shows the weathered stone façade of the Alamo mission church in San Antonio, Texas, with its curved gable, arched doorway flanked by columns and niches, and small barred windows; a horse-drawn carriage waits at left and pedestrians in period dress stand along the street. The Alamo was founded in 1718 as Mission San Antonio de Valero, and the present chapel façade dates from the mid-18th century. It is best known as the fortress where Texian defenders died in the 1836 siege during the Texas Revolution, and by the time this card was printed it was already a celebrated historic shrine.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

from Papa Davis 1907

PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. The Alamo - Built 1718. --- Raphael Tuck & Sons' Series No 2163, "San Antonio, Tex." ART PUBLISHERS TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING AND QUEEN. Photochromed in Saxony. By Appointment. POST CARD / CARTE POSTALE / POSTKARTE (FOR. ADDRESS ONLY)
PostmarkedSan Antonio, TX, November 18, 1907, 20:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte Harvey

Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, San Antonio, TX
PublisherRaphael Tuck & Sons
ConditionGood
Place addressedCharlotte Harvey, Amesbury, MA
Place depictedThe Alamo, San Antonio, TX
Place mentionedSaxony, Germany, Saxony
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated on all sides
NotesLight border along the bottom carrying the caption; handwritten inscription in the lower right margin; small publisher monogram at lower left, illegible. Undivided-back era stock. Postmark: SAN ANTONIO TEX. NOV 18 8:30 PM 1907 (flag cancel reads POST CARD / CARTE POSTALE / POSTKARTE); receiving cancel AMESBURY MASS NOV 23 AM. Divided back, Tuck chromo-litho stock, light edge wear and toning.

Cite this card

The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-alamo-san-antonio-texas-circa-1907. Accessed October 25, 2026.