This postcard showing "Mission Dolores, San Francisco, California" was printed using the halftone process by Van Ornum Colorprint Co. Los Angeles, California. The postcard was published as series number 585.
Van Ornum Colorprint Co. was a publisher from 1908 to 1921 of unusually tinted halftone view-cards, mostly depicting scenes of southern California.
The San Francisco Mission Dolores was founded in 1776.
This postcard showing "Old Padres inspecting the skill of the Indians" was printed using the halftone process by George Rice and Sons, Printers in Los Angeles, California in 1913.
George Rice and Sons was established in 1879 and was sold to World Color Press is 1993.
The first church built in Los Angeles; the foundation was laid in 1814.
This postcard showing "Ruins of Mission San Juan Capistrano, California" was printed using the halftone process by Eno & Mattheson, San Diego, Cal. Made in U.S.A. circa 1915. The postcard was published as series number A-33684.
The original church of the San Juan Capistrano Mission was built in 1775, and in 1812 an earthquake brought down the ceiling on the congregation.