Title

United States – Texas – San Antonio – Tower and Carved Window of San Jose – Second Mission Built 1718

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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

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