"Picking California Poppies in Mid-Winter"

Abstract/Description: Hand-colored postcard image shows view of nattily-dressed tourists pausing to gather California poppies at Cabrillo Heights at the mouth of Rubio Canyon during a pause on the trip down Echo Mountain. The Rubio Division trolley no. 3, part of the Mount Lowe incline railway, is visible in background. Split back of postcard printed with "PUBLISHED EXPRESSLY FOR F.W. WOOLWORTH CO. MADE IN U.S.A." and "A-884."
Subject(s): California poppies--California
Mount Lowe Railway
Altadena (Calif.)
1891-1900
Date Created: ca. 1900
Title: "Picking California Poppies in Mid-Winter".
Date Created: ca. 1900
Extent: 1 postcard; 3.5 x 5.5 in.
Abstract/Description: Hand-colored postcard image shows view of nattily-dressed tourists pausing to gather California poppies at Cabrillo Heights at the mouth of Rubio Canyon during a pause on the trip down Echo Mountain. The Rubio Division trolley no. 3, part of the Mount Lowe incline railway, is visible in background. Split back of postcard printed with "PUBLISHED EXPRESSLY FOR F.W. WOOLWORTH CO. MADE IN U.S.A." and "A-884."
Identifier(s): 000013334 (Bar Code)
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Citation: Information from "Mount Lowe, the railway in the clouds" by Charles Seims (Golden West Books, c1976), p. 50-51. [PVLD 385.6 Sei]
Subject(s): California poppies--California
Mount Lowe Railway
Altadena (Calif.)
1891-1900
Held by: Palos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library.
Location: Local History Room.
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