California - Los Angeles, The Home of Shirley Temple

Home of Shirley Temple

Los Angeles, California

This postcard is unused. 

 

California - Squaw Valley, Lake Tahoe - Home of the 1960 Winter Olympics

Skiing in Lake Tahoe, California

Location for the 1960's Winter Olympics. 

This postcard was postmarked in 1959.

 

California - Escondido, Lawrence Welk's Country Club Village

 Lawrence Welk's Country Club Village

Escondido, California

 

California - Needles, Historic Route 66

Highway 66 through Needles, California 

California - And Nevada, Death Valley with Map

Death Valley
National Monument
California and Nevada

Zabriskie Point in the Funeral Mountains of Death Valley National Monument provides an inspiring view of the erosion-sculptured and colorful badlands.

Ubehebe Crater is the largest of 7 volcanic craters in the northern end of Death Valley National Monument.  It is 1/3 of a mile across and 800 feet deep.

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Death Valley is a desert valley that is one of the hottest places in the world at the height of summertime along with deserts in Africa and in the Middle East.

Although it as been contested by some, Death Valley's Furnace Creek holds the record for the highest reliably recorded air temperature in the world at 134 °F (56.7 °C) on July 10, 1913.

California - La Jolla, Dock and Seals

La Jolla, California
2016

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La Jolla is a hilly seaside community within the city of San Diego, California, occupying 7 miles (11 km) of curving coastline along the Pacific Ocean.

California - Anaheim, Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel

Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel

Sending smiles across the miles!

The Paradise Pier Hotel is the most intimate hotel at the Disneyland Resort.  It celebrates the sunny and carefree spirit of the Southern California beach culture.  Here, Guests enjoy an atmosphere reminiscent of seaside resort hotels.
2015

California - The Coachella Valley

Happy National Postcard Week 2015
From The Coachella Valley

Images are from the Local Towns of the Coachella Valley along Highway 111 - Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, and Palm Desert California.

Living in the Desert means blistering summer heats (highs reaching over 120 degrees F.) but also beautiful sunny weather running 70 degrees to 80 degrees through the heart of winter until April or May.  Palm Springs has been a historical play ground for the rich and famous with a multitude of festivals celebrating the arts, theater and film.

Our little Oasis creates a perfect atmosphere for PGA Golf, the combined number of golf courses through this stretch is well over 100 beautifully manicured greens.

This is from 'Postcards In The Attic'.

California - Hollywood, Grauman's Chinese Theatre, 1970

Hello from HOLLYWOOD
The entertainment capitol of the world

Grumman's Chinese Theatre

James Bond is Back, Sean Connery as Agent 007 in GOLDFINGER
(Goldfinger was released in 1964.)

The sender writes:

Hi, Marie and Mike arrived here safe but tired.  Rob seems to be enjoying it very much.  We stopped in Las Vegas for 2 days and nights, too us for a ride, no luck, but enjoyed it while it lasted.

California - Cotton Picking Machines

Cotton picking machines in action.
California
1966

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California is the largest producer of Pima cotton in the United States. The California cotton industry provides more than 20,000 jobs in the state and generates revenues in excess of $3.5 billion annually.

California - Los Angeles Skyline at Night

Los Angeles skyline at night.

Photo by Tim Sumner
2009

California - Sequoia National Park, General Sherman Tree

General Sherman
Sequoia National Park, California
The General Sherman Tree is the largest living thing on this planet.  This giant sequoia tree is 275 feet high and is 36 feet across its base, it has a trunk volume of over 52,000 cubic feet.

Photograph by Arnold and Carole Compolongo
2014

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In 1879, the General Sherman was named after the American Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman, by naturalist James Wolverton, who had served as a lieutenant in the 9th Indiana Cavalry under Sherman. 

California - Sequoia National Park, Four Guardsmen Trees

Sequoia National Park, California
Four Guardsmen
These giant sequoia trees, called the Four Guardsmen, form a majestic entrance to the Giant Forest in Sequoia National Park.

Photograph By Arnold and Carole Compolongo
2014

California - Santa Monica

Santa Monica, California
2015

California - Map with Natural Wonders

California
Natural Wonders

Rugged Coastline, Monerey Bay, Blg Sur, Morro Rock, Sea Otters, Channel Island, Famous Beaches,Lassen National Park, Take Tahoe, Sierra Nevada Mountains, Sequola Kings Canyon National Parks, California Condors, San Adreas Fault, Salton Sea, Giant Redwoods, Mount Shasta, Bristlecone Pines, Oldens Living Trees, Yosemite National Park, Mout Whitney, Death Valley, Joshua Tree National Monument and the Colorado River.

Illustrations: Scope Enterprises
2009

California - Eating Oranges VS Throwing Snow Balls

I'll eat Oranges for you. While you throw Snow Balls for me.
Winter in California - Winter in the East.

The small letters look (via magnifying glass) like the artist is: M Peiser. It is produced by The Williamson-Haffner Co. Denver.
1911

California - Livermore Rodeo

When the Livermore Rodeo rides into town, the cowboy is king!

This is postmarked in 2009.

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The Livermore Rodeo is a rodeo held annually in Livermore, California on the second full weekend of June at the rodeo grounds at Robertson Park. It is the oldest event in Livermore and part of the famous California 6-Pack Rodeo Circuit. Famous rodeo participants frequent the event and it is often used as a backdrop or exteriors site in films.
It is advertised as the "world's fastest rodeo".

California - Palm Springs, Large Leter Reproduction

Greetings from
Palm Springs, California

This is a reproduction postcard.
2009

California - Santa Ana Courthouse

Orange County Courthouse, Santa Ana, California.  Erected with Arizona red sandstone in 1901 and now protected by stately palm trees, this historic building has witnessed the growth of Anaheim, Fullerton, Orange, Garden Grove, Santa Ana and other Orange Empire communities.
1955

California - Palm Springs, Tahquitz Falls

Palm Springs, California
Tahquitz Falls

These beautiful falls and their scenic surroundings are enjoyed by thousands of Palm Springs visitors each winter.  They are located in Tahquitz Canyon only a few miles from the business district and they are well worth the short hike necessary to reach their base.

Color by Bernard Anderson