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Sender
Marguerite Dooley [New Orleans, Louisiana, United States]
Recipient
Miss May Clarke [St. Joseph, Missouri, United States]
Postmark
1949-11-14
Caption
Fan Window in Governer Claiborne's Home, 628-630 Toulouse Street, New Orleans, LA. In many of the old homes in the Vieux Carre, huge fan windows like this one, the finest in the city, can still be found. Claiborne, the first American Governor of the territory of Orleans, was nominated on Friday, October 5, 1804. In 1812 the territory of Orleans became the present state of Louisiana.
Physical Description
One linen postcard with a divided back. The postcard was published by the Louisiana News Company in New Orleans, Louisiana and printed by the Metropolitan Post Card Company in Everett, Massachusetts.
Condition
Used
Language of Message
English
Language of Postcard
English
Location
United States–Louisiana–Orleans Parish–New Orleans
Publisher
Louisiana News Co.
Printer
Metropolitan Post Card Co.
Printing Process
Chromolithography
Technique
Artist rendering
Date Issued
1930-1955
Object Type
Postcard
Object Size
14 X 09 cm
Original Collection
San Diego College for Women Postcard Collection
Print Series
47245
Postcard Collection Number
Louisiana-03
Digital Collection
San Diego College for Women Linen Postcard Collection
Digital Publisher
Copley Library, University of San Diego
Date Digitized
2013
Image File Size
308 KB
Image Format
Image/Jpeg
Repository
Special Collections. Copley Library, University of San Diego
Image File Location
Cop-Darc\Postcards\Linen Postcards\Louisiana\LA-03A
Copyright
This postcard may be protected by copyright law. It is being made available for non-commercial, personal, educational, and research use only. It is the responsibility of the user to locate and obtain permission from the copyright owner(s) or heirs for any other use.
Keywords
New Orleans (Louisiana), Historic Sites, French Quarter (New Orleans, Louisiana), Vieux Carre (New Orleans, Lousiana), William C.C. Claiborne (1775-1817)