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Greetings from South Carolina
- Date
- c. 1940s–1950s
- State
- South Carolina
- Category
- Old South Carolina
- Format
- Postcard
The state capitol sits below the slanted lettering, with a flower at lower left. Together they give this postcard both a civic landmark and a natural emblem.
The State House ties the statewide greeting to Columbia. Another familiar South Carolina emblem, the palmetto, recalls the 1776 defense of Sullivan’s Island, where the fort later named for William Moultrie was built of palmetto logs.
Sources
- Original postcard, front and back · Crumb Paper Archive
- Newberry Library · History of large-letter postcards
- National Park Service · The Palmetto Guard Flag