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Greetings from Louisiana linen postcard with illustrated landmarks inside the letters and a magnolia at right
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Unmailed reverse of the Louisiana postcard with blue Curt Teich printing and a one-cent stamp box
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Greetings from Louisiana

Louisiana · 1939

Date
1939
Location
Louisiana, USA
Publisher
Curt Teich & Co., Inc.
Format
C.T. Art Colortone linen postcard
Reference number
9A-H15

Louisiana in nine letters

A capitol tower, a ship on the water, a bridge, and a parade crowd fill the oversized letters of LOUISIANA. A magnolia blooms in the corner. Each letter offers a different view, so the card reads first as a greeting and then as a miniature tour. It’s an example of how Curt Teich’s large-letter cards distilled a place into scenes travelers could recognize, remember, and send home.

Louisiana’s new State Capitol opened in Baton Rouge in 1932. Its tower was a recent addition to the skyline when Curt Teich issued this design in 1939. The card’s unmailed reverse identifies the linen-finish printing as C.T. Art Colortone.

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