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Title:

California Postcard collection
California postcards

Abstract:

The collection consists of postcards from every county in California. They cover all aspects of life in California, from idyllic scenery to tourist sites to views of city and town streets, and are filed alphabetically by county, city, town, and site.

Date:

1891 (issued)

Contents:

Drawer 1: Counties-Alameda, Alpine, Amador, Butte; Drawer 2: Counties-Butte, Calaveras, Colusa, Contra Cosa, Del Norte, El Dorado; Drawer 3: Counties-El Dorado, Fresno, Glenn, Humboldt; Drawer 4: Cpunties-Humboldt, Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Lake; Drawer 5: Counties-Lake Tahoe, Lassen, Los Angeles; Drawer 6: Counties-Los Angeles; Drawer 7: Counties-Los Angeles; Drawer 8: Counties-Los Angeles; Drawer 9: Counties-Los Angeles; Drawer 10: Counties-Los Angeles, Madera, Marin.
Drawer 11: Counties-Marin, Mariposa, Mendocino, Merced, Modoc, Mono, Monterey; Drawer 12: Counties-Monterey, Napa; Drawer 13: Counties-Napa, Nevada, Orange; Drawer 14: Counties-Orange, Placer, Plumas; Drawer 15: Counties-Plumas, Riverside; Drawer 16: Counties-Riverside, Sacramento; Drawer 17: Counties-Sacramento, San Benito, San Bernardino, San Diego; Drawer 18: Counties-San Diego; Drawer 19: Counties-San Diego, San Francisco; Drawer 20: Counties-San Francisco.
Drawer 21: Counties-San Francisco; Drawer 22: Counties-San Francisco, San Joaquin; Drawer 23: Counties-San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Barbara; Drawer 24: Counties-Santa Barbara, Santa Clara; Drawer 25: Counties-Santa Clara, Santa Cruz; Drawer 26: Counties-Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou; Drawer 27: Counties-Siskiyou, Solano, Sonoma; Drawer 28: Counties-Stanislaus, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Tulare, Tuolumne, Ventura; Drawer 29: Counties-Yolo, Yosemite, Yuba; Drawer 30: Subjects-California promotional & miscellaneous, Agriculture through Pacific Coast.
Drawer 31: Subjects-Parades thropugh Wine Industry, Birthdays, Greetings; Drawer 32: Out of state-Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Mexico; Box 1: Souvenir folders-California, Southern California, Missions, Deserts, Roads & Highways, Railroads, Alameda, Butte, Contra Costa, Fresno, Imperial, Lake, Los Angeles, Hollywood, La Canada, Long Beach, Mt. Lowe, Pasadena, Pomona, Redondo beach, Hermosa Beach, San Pedro, Santa Catalina Island, Santa Monica, Venice, Ocean Park; Box 2: Souvenir Folders-Marin, Mono, Monterey, Nevada, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Francisco, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Sonoma, Tulare, Tuolumne, Lake Taho, Yosemite, Military, Out of State.

Subject:

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Postcards -- California
Postcards -- California -- Alameda
Postcards -- California -- Arrowhead, Lake (San Bernardino County : Lake)
Postcards -- California -- Berkeley
Postcards -- California -- Beverly Hills
Postcards -- California -- Big Bear Lake
Postcards -- California -- Contra Costa County
Postcards -- California -- Corona
Postcards -- California -- Crockett
Postcards -- California -- Disneyland
Postcards -- California -- Fresno
Postcards -- California -- Fullerton
Postcards -- California -- Glendale
Postcards -- California -- Glendora
Postcards -- California -- Hermosa Beach
Postcards -- California -- Huntington Beach
Postcards -- California -- Inland Empire -- Pictorial works
Postcards -- California -- Kings County -- Pictorial works
Postcards -- California -- Lake Arrowhead Region
Postcards -- California -- Lake Elsinore
Postcards -- California -- Los Angeles
Postcards -- California -- Los Angeles County
Postcards -- California -- Los Angeles -- Pictorial works
Postcards -- California -- Los Gatos
Postcards -- California -- Modesto
Postcards -- California -- Monterey Peninsula
Postcards -- California -- Morgan Hill
Postcards -- California -- Napa Valley
Postcards -- California -- Newport Beach
Postcards -- California -- Oakland
Postcards -- California -- Orange County
Postcards -- California -- Oxnard
Postcards -- California -- Palm Springs
Postcards -- California -- Pasadena
Postcards -- California -- Redlands
Postcards -- California -- Redondo Beach
Postcards -- California -- Riverside
Postcards -- California -- Riverside County -- History -- Pictorial works
Postcards -- California -- Sacramento
Postcards -- California -- Salton Sea Region
Postcards -- California -- San Bernardino
Postcards -- California -- San Diego
Postcards -- California -- San Francisco
Postcards -- California -- Santa Catalina Island
Postcards -- California -- Solvang
Postcards -- California, Southern
Postcards -- California -- Stockton
Postcards -- California -- Ventura
Postcards -- California -- Yosemite National Park
Postcards -- California -- Yosemite Valley
Postcards -- Arizona
Postcards -- Nevada
Postcards -- Oregon
Postcards -- Mexico

Note:

California postcards
Inventory available in library; folder level control.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.

Physical Description:

print
32 standard card file drawers.
2 oversize boxes.
1 document box.

Language:

English

Identifier:

Origin:

California

Copyright Note:

Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.