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Title
Plaza de Panama and California Tower, Balboa Park, San Diego, California
Creator
Published by Hopkins News Agency, San Diego, Calif
Natural Color Post Card made by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis. - (JBL)
Date Created and/or Issued
ca. 1937-1944
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
James Osborne South Bay LA & California Postcard Collection
Rights Information
Permission to publish the image must be obtained from the CSUDH Archives as owner of the physical item and copyright. In instances when copyright ownership is not clear it is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright permission.
Description
Numbering on top right: 3; numbering on verso, top right: 32579; text on verso top left: This is the center of activity in Balboa Park Surrounding the Plaza are the group of buildings used during the 1915-16 Panama-California International Exposition and the 1935-36 California Pacific International Exposition. These buildings are among the finest examples of Spanish Renaissance architecture in the world. The California Tower, which was designed by the famous architect Bertram Goodhue, has become the symbol of San Diego.; E. C. Kropp Co. initials on verso, stamp box corners
Type
image
Format
Postcard
Identifier
JO_329
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll2/id/2111
Subject
Buildings
Parks
Trees
Place
San Diego, CA
Source
James H. Osborne Photograph Collection
Relation
South Bay History Collection

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