"THE CLIFF HOUSE AND SEAL ROCKS, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL."

Abstract/Description: Hand-colored postcard image shows view of the Cliff House hotel, built in 1909 (after the previous Cliff Houses burned in 1894 and then again in 1907) perched on the cliffs at far right overlooking Seal Rocks, with bathers visible in the foreground along the shore. The third Cliff House, located on the site of the earlier buildings on Point Lobos, was built by Emma Sutro, daughter of Adolph Sutro, who purchased the original Cliff House in 1881, and was acquired by the National Park Service in 1977 and now operates as a restaurant and tourist site. Split-back printed with "PANAMA-PACIFIC / INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION / CARDINELL-VINCENT CO. / SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, PUBLISHERS" and "C.T. ARTCHROM" for the Curt Teich Company, numbered "RA-54831." Numbered in white border on the front with "1568."
Subject(s): Beaches--California--San Francisco
Cliff House (San Francisco, Calif.)
Point Lobos (San Francisco, Calif.)
1911-1920
Date Created: 1915-00-00
Title: "THE CLIFF HOUSE AND SEAL ROCKS, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL.".
Date Created: 1915-00-00
Extent: 1 postcard; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Abstract/Description: Hand-colored postcard image shows view of the Cliff House hotel, built in 1909 (after the previous Cliff Houses burned in 1894 and then again in 1907) perched on the cliffs at far right overlooking Seal Rocks, with bathers visible in the foreground along the shore. The third Cliff House, located on the site of the earlier buildings on Point Lobos, was built by Emma Sutro, daughter of Adolph Sutro, who purchased the original Cliff House in 1881, and was acquired by the National Park Service in 1977 and now operates as a restaurant and tourist site. Split-back printed with "PANAMA-PACIFIC / INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION / CARDINELL-VINCENT CO. / SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, PUBLISHERS" and "C.T. ARTCHROM" for the Curt Teich Company, numbered "RA-54831." Numbered in white border on the front with "1568."
Identifier(s): 000013896 (Bar Code)
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Date Built: 1909
Subject(s): Beaches--California--San Francisco
Cliff House (San Francisco, Calif.)
Point Lobos (San Francisco, Calif.)
1911-1920
Held by: Palos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library.
Location: Local History Room.
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