Postcard : 1993-704-01

Accession#:

1993-704

Title:

The Blue Pacific Postcard

Date:

1930-1950

Catalog Date:

05/18/2004

Category:

8: Communication Artifact

Classification:

Beach
Bolinas Bay
Bolinas Lagoon
Bolinas Peninsula
Coastline
GGNRA
Highlands
Highway 1
Hill,Old Town
Hills
Historic Sites
Houses
Neighborhoods
On Bolinas Bay
Pacific Ocean
Panoramas
Parks
Poison Lake
Postcard
Rocks
Sand
Sandspit
South
Stinson Beach
Stinson Beach Beach
Surf
Willow Camp Lake

Collection:

SBHS

Description:

A black and white postcard of Stinson Beach before Seadrift and before the Poison Lake was filled by the park. It shows the beach from the south end, from the rocky point to Bolinas Peninsula including Bolinas Lagoon. Rising on the right or eastern side are the hills along the lagoon, the houses on the hill and Poison Lake. The hill slopes down from Highway 1 to the Rocks. Written in the lower right corner in white letters is "The Blue Pacific rolls in to Stinson Beach, Marin County, California." In the lower left corner, an identifying number, Cz~242, is written in also in white. On the back of card is written in pencil, Gene (Geneva) Reinhardt, the name of the last daughter of Stinson family.

Film Size:

35 mm

Frame #:

Medium:

Postcard

Negative #:

Object ID:

1993-704-01

Object Name:

Postcard

Place:

Bolinas Bay

Print Size:

3 1/2 x 5 1/2

Source:

Engel, Albert

Subjects:

Beach (on Bolinas Bay)

Year Range from:

1930

Year Range to:

1950

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The Blue Pacific Postcard