Well! How nice to be wrong when thinking this might have to go to the mystery category. It’s normally quite painstaking to identify (if we get lucky) unknown buildings. But this one was found in Google images of domed churches…Read More…
Category: Churches, Mosques and Temples
Saint Mary’s Catholic Church, Detroit, 1909
“St. Mary’s Catholic Church, on St. Antoine street, is the pioneer German Catholic church of Michigan. It is especially notable for the excellence of its organ. Adjoining are the parochial residence and school.” Constructed in 1884 in Victorian Gothic style,…Read More…
Holy Redeemer, Detroit 1910
“Holy Redeemer Church, corner Junction and Dix, Detroit, Mich.” “Am spending my vacation here. Having a fine time. Very sorry to hear that you were sick but hope you are better by this time. Ede” Addressed to: “Miss Ada Seifert,…Read More…
Seoul Anglican Cathedral
This postcard, from about the 1950s or 1960s, was found in the tourist postcard envelope of the prior post (but it would certainly seem unlikely that this one was part of that original set, since that cover references Japan.) The…Read More…
Our New Church
My guess is that this is a church, newly built. We see a small pile of scrap lumber on the ground, and obviously there are no trees or large bushes, other than what we can see on the right, and…Read More…
Mystery Church
Divided back, Real Photo Postcard, unused. AZO stamp box, circa 1907 – 1918. Price: $7.00 Real Photo Postcard showing a side view of a large church in the Gothic Revival style, of stone construction, showing a tall spire, several smaller…Read More…
Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa
Divided back, unused postcard. Manufactured by Wayne Paper Box & Printing Corp., Fort Wayne, Indiana. Series H-916. Circa 1940-1946. Price: $12.00 This mission, founded in 1772 by Father Junipero Serra, was named after Saint Louis, Bishop of Toulouse, France, and…Read More…
Street Scene With Zacatecas Cathedral
Divided back, unused, Real Photo Postcard. Publisher: Kodak Mexicana, Ltd. Circa 1930s. Price: $15.00 In Spanish the cathedral is Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción de Zacatecas. Street scene circa 1930s in Zacatecas, capital city of Zacatecas, Mexico. The…Read More…
St. Mary’s in the Mountains, Virginia City, Nevada
Divided back, unused postcard. Circa 1968. SC11346. Color by Mike Roberts, Berkeley, Calif. 94710 Price: $25.00 Pearl of the Comstock St. Mary’s in the Mountains Catholic Church is the oldest church in Nevada. This postcard depicts Elizabeth Holland McDaniel’s beautiful…Read More…
St. John’s Chapel, Del Monte, California
Divided back, unused postcard. Publisher: Pacific Novelty Co., San Francisco & Los Angeles. Series or number: S-632. Availability status: SOLD. St. John’s of Monterey, (officially the Chapel of St. John the Evangelist) is part of the fascinating history of Monterey…Read More…