This image shows the stained glass window with a reproduction of the world-famous “Last Supper” by Leonardo DaVinci, on display at Forest Lawn in Glendale, California.

The caption on the back is damaged and words are missing, but the essential information is:
“The Last Supper” window, one of Forest Lawn’s…contributions to the world of art, recreated Leonardo DaVinci’s original, now faded almost beyond recognition. At Forest Lawn, it’s eternal…survives for all time in the vibrant beauty of …stained glass.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale, California

–This card likely dates from the 1950s.

This image shows a view of the Point Lobos State Park with a Monterey Cypress tree in the foreground.

The caption states:
157 — POINT LOBOS STATE PARK, CALIFORNIA
Fascinating and surf-beaten Point Lobos is noted for its jagged rocks, deep gorges and wind-twisted cypress trees. One of the most spectacular points along the California coast, it is reached by the scenic coast highway three miles south of Carmel.

–The Carmel referenced in the text is officially known as Carmel-by-the-Sea, itself a very picturesque and popular tourist attraction. Point Lobos is known as the “Pearl of the California Park System.”

This image likely dates from the 1950s.

This image shows a long, downhill view of California Street in San Francisco, California. Of particular note is the cable car line which runs most of the length of California Street.

The caption states:
CALIFORNIA STREET CABLE CARS
A cable-car ride along this broad thoroughfare is replete with magnificent views in all directions. It cuts through Chinatown, part of which is pictured here.
Color Photo by Lionel Bridge

–Compare this view to the previous posting and you will see the Cathay House again, now viewed from California Street instead of Grant. The church in the background is the Old St. Mary’s Cathedral and Chinese Mission. This view is towards Market and downtown.

The cars in the photo indicate that this picture is from the 1950s.

This image shows the intersection of Grant and California, looking down Grant, towards the iconic Cathay House.

The caption states:
CHINATOWN AT NIGHT
San Francisco’s Chinatown is the largest outside of the Orient. Oriental customs rub elbows with the thoroughly American and quaint Chinese patter is heard everywhere you go. Shops and bazaars bring all the glamor of the Orient with their gorgeous silks, lacquers, teak, porcelain and rare and exotic foods and perfumes.

–The cars shown in the image date this photograph to the 1950s.

This image shows the silhouette of a Monterey Cypress tree against the final rays of the sun as it sets into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of the Monterey Peninsula, California.

The caption states:
SUNSET ON THE PLACID PACIFIC
MONTEREY PENINSULA, CALIFORNIA
SUNSET OVER THE WATERS

–The absence of a ZIP code in this card address indicates that this card dates from the 1950s.

This image is of the famous road along the shore in Monterey where many of the sardine canneries were housed, and which came to be called Cannery Row.

The caption states:
CANNERY ROW
Monterey, California
Famous Cannery Row with its many Gift and Souvenir Shops, fine Restaurants and the Steinbeck Theatre, is located on the Bay side just to the north of Fisherman’s Wharf.

–The capitalization is in the original. There are no canneries any more on the Row, and even most of the cannery buildings have long since been demolished and replaced. There are still several historic buildings on the Row, including parts of a former cannery complex.

The cars in the photo indicate this image is from the 1970s.

This image shows part of a walking trail and the split-rail fence used to demarcate it to prevent hikers from damaging the root systems of the redwood trees.

The description states:
104 – CALIFORNIA REDWOODS
The redwoods, Sequoia Sempervirens, grow only along the Coast Range from Southern Oregon to Big Sur. The oldest of all living things, they often reach to a height of more than 300 feet and a diameter of 20 feet. For mile after mile the highway curves through the grace and beauty of magnificent groves of these monarchs of the forest.
–The trees have very shallow and wide root systems, which makes them particularly vulnerable to damage from large numbers of hikers or active vehicular traffic.
This image likely dates from the 1950s.

This image shows a dirt road or service road as it passes through a grove of Sequoia trees along the California coast.

The description states:
104 – CALIFORNIA REDWOODS
The redwoods, Sequoia Sempervirens, grow only along the Coast Range from Southern Oregon to Big Sur. The oldest of all living things, they often reach to a height of more than 300 feet and a diameter of 20 feet. The highway curves through the grace and beauty of magnificent groves of these monarchs of the forest.
–A curious fat about redwood groves is that the ground beneath them is nearly barren. Their high canopies and acidic bark combine to reduce the amount of plant life that grows on the forest floor in the most well developed groves.
This card likely dates from the 1950s.