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Greetings from Monroe, Louisiana

Date
c. 1930s
State
Louisiana
City
Monroe
Format
Postcard

The small Monroe overprint sits above oversized LOUISIANA lettering. The magnolia and the statewide scenes remain prominent, showing how the same Louisiana design could be adapted for a particular city.

Monroe grew around the Ouachita River in northeastern Louisiana. Downtown’s early role as a river port helped make it a commercial center for Ouachita Parish. The small city name added to this statewide card gives that river town a place of its own on the souvenir.

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