Picturesque Residence, Fruitvale, Cal.

Object number:

H4484.5

Object name:

postcard

Title:

Picturesque Residence, Fruitvale, Cal.

Maker:

Richard Behrendt

Date made:

circa 1915

Dimensions:

H: 5.5 in, W: 3.5 in

Credit line:

Museum Purchase

Physical description:

Full-color vertical postcard printed with caption on top front over image. Rear has message handwritten in ink fountain pen in Italian, addressed stamped and postmarked.

Content description:

Front: Color postcard of building ruins covered in ivy and other plants. Top caption printed over image: "Picturesque Residence in Fruitvale, Cal." Rear: caption on left side printed in black ink: "Published by Richard Behrendt, San Francisco for Philip & Philip, Fruitvale, Cal. - Printed in Germany." Message written in longhand in Italian, addressed to Eletta Acciaioli, 1134 College Ave., Alameda, Cal." Postmarked Oakland, CA, Sept 20, 1912.

Concepts:

ruins

Places:

Fruitvale District

Persons:

Eletta Acciaioli

Organizations:

Philip & Philip; Richard Behrendt

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