St. Francis Wood ad/art Card

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Janet Ross, an ephemera dealer and collector in New England, came across this advertising card for St. Francis Wood, a reduced version of Adolph Treidler's prize-winning poster. Before Ms. Ross offered it for sale, she made a scan for us. What a great business owner!

The full text on the back of the card reads:

The Reverse Side of This Card
is a reduced fac-simile of a $500 prize poster painted by Adolph Treidler of New York, for the recent Sketch Club $1000 Prize Poster Competition.

ALL THE POSTERS of this Competition---original paintings---including the four prize posters, NOW ON EXHIBITION at 80 POST STREET. NEAR KEARNY. Opposite Mechanics' Institute.

Copy of another prize poster, companion to this, mailed on request. A special cameo edition, 11 x 14, given at exhibition as a souvenir.

Have You Yet Visited
the beautiful new Residential District of San Francisco
Centering at
St Francis Wood

The Boulevard Section of ST FRANCIS WOOD is now entirely completed---streets all bituminized---sidewalks, sewers, water, gas, all installed---wires all laid in conduits (not a pole in the tract)---parks, fountains, gateways, all done---everything ready for the home builder.

The home builder is coming too. Seven new houses costing from $4000 to $15,000, with plans already drawn, are just about to be commenced.

This region will soon become the finest and most admired residence district in San Francisco. The new TWIN PEAKS TUNNEL will at once double its value. You will want to build some time. Why not choose your home site now?

Soon to be reached by the Twin Peaks Tunnel.

Now reached direct by Ellis Street Cars -- No. 17.

See St Francis Wood Now

Mason-McDuffie Company
Eighty Post Street

Baldwin and Howell
Three-Eighteen Kearny St.

Associate Agents

Images: Advertising card circa 1911 (Courtesy of Janet Ross).

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