Unidentified man leans on small post office building, De Luz, 1937

Item Overview

Title

Unidentified man leans on small post office building, De Luz, 1937

Alternative title

De Luz post office

Photographer

Cornell, Ralph D.

Date Created

November 13, 1937

Language

English

Collection

Ralph D. Cornell Papers, 1925-1972

Notes

Description

De Luz is an unincorporated community in San Diego County, approximately 12 miles east of the Pacific Ocean and at the southern end of the Santa Ana Mountains. The post office is historically significant because it was once the nation's smallest post office. A car is also pictured parked in front of the post office.

Caption

Text from nitrate negative sleeve: De Luz P.O., San Diego County, 11-13-37.

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Dimensions

4 x 5 inches

Keywords

Genre

black-and-white photographs
cellulose nitrate film

Subjects

Environment
post offices
Media
De Luz (Calif.)
Government

Location

California--De Luz

Resource type

still image