Preview
Sender
Margaret Ray [San Antonio, Texas, United States]
Recipient
Miss May Clarke [St. Joseph, Missouri, United States]
Postmark
1940-03-16
Caption
Tower and Carved Window of San Jose, Second Mission, Built 1718 – San Antonio, Texas – Mission San Jose was the second of several Missions named after St. Joseph, built in 1718 by the Franciscan Monks, and was used in converting the Indians. It was also used as a place of refuge from hostile Indians. The hand carving on the facade of the main entrance is conceded by the experts to be one of the finest specimens of ancient carving extant.
Language of Message
English
Language of Postcard
English
Image File Size
280 KB
Image File Location
Cop-Darc\Postcards\Linen Postcards\Texas\TX-05B
Copyright
This postcard may be protected by copyright law. It is being made available for non-commercial, personal, educational, and research use only. It is the responsibility of the user to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) or heirs for any other use.
Keywords
Mission San Jose y San Miguel de Aguayo (San Antonio, Texas), Mission Churches, Historic Sites
