Portuguese Bend Riding Club, Rancho Palos Verdes, California

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CollectionPostcard and Ephemera CollectionDateca 1950DescriptionColor postcard image shows Spanish style, multi-story stucco building with tile roof and arched entrance ways of the Portuguese Bend Riding Club with a women and a horse at right. Postcard printed on reverse, "Portuguese Bend Riding Club, open to the public. Over 100 miles of bridle trails lead over the Palos Verdes, California, hills." Split back of postcard printed with "Published by the Palos Verdes Corporation, Rolling Hills, Calif." and "Lithographed by Green's, Inc., Long Beach, Calif." at bottom. Located at 40 Narcissa Drive in Rancho Palos Verdes, the buildings were built for Frank Vanderlip, Sr. and used as a barn and stable. Originally referred to as the Vanderlip Farmstead, in the 1950s the buildings went into private ownership and became the home of the Portuguese Bend Riding Club.LanguageengPhoto Size3.5 x 5.5 in.Photo Format1 postcardHeld ByPalos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. Local History CenterRestrictions on AccessElectronically digitized by the Palos Verdes Library District from the Palos Verdes Library Local History Room Photo Collection. Copyright status must be investigated before publishing or commercial use. To obtain permission and images for publication purposes please contact the Palos Verdes Library District.

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Geographic LocationPortuguese Bend (Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)SubjectRiding clubsArchitecture, SpanishHorses

Personal Name

LithographerGreen's, Inc.PublisherPalos Verdes Corporation

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