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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

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)

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