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Windmill and half-timbered building, Solvang, California

Subjects
GardensHistoric Towers
Card type
Chrome
Date
Postmarked April 21, 1971 (Modern)
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About this subject

A large windmill with a domed cap and four lattice sails stands beside a half-timbered building with a red tile roof. Flowering plants and tall yellow hollyhocks grow in front of the building, and a white border surrounds the image.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Grandma - This is a [illegible] scandanavian Town which has tourist shops + exceptional yummy cookies. So we are indulging ourselves. Had a good Trip - on the way home now love Carol

PublisherActual Photo Co.
Windmill in Solvang, Calif. Actual Photo --- ACTUAL PHOTO CO., P. O. BOX 2104, LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA FINISHED IN WEST GERMANY No. TS 58 (P 152) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ©
PostmarkedSolvang, CA, April 21, 1971
Stamp
Addressed to
Lena Stegall

55 S. Lincoln, Aurora, IL 60505

Postcard record

Postmarked, Solvang, CA
ConditionGood
Place addressedLena Stegall, 55 S. Lincoln, Aurora, IL
Place depictedSolvang, CA
Place mentionedWest Germany
PublisherLa Jolla, CA
Stamp6c United States flag, red and blue
NotesWhite border; printed 'Actual Photo' at lower right; color photo postcard. Postmark: SOLVANG CALIF. APR 21 PM 1971 93463. Divided-back glossy chrome-era card with white border; 6c Flag stamp; imprint Actual Photo Co., La Jolla, CA, finished in West Germany. Dealer pencil mark 'RMB 5 2-' at top right.

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Windmill and half-timbered building, Solvang, California, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/windmill-and-half-timbered-building-solvang-california. Accessed October 5, 2026.