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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
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
Linen postcard with divided back published by Louisiana News Company in New Orleans, Louisiana and printed in the United States by Metropolitan (Metrocraft) in Everett, Massachusetts.
Condition
Used
Language of Message
English
Excerpt from Message
The flower boxes are lovely. Weather is fine. The trip down was good – crowded – hot, not too bad. Marguerite Dooley
Language of Postcard
English
Location
United States–Louisiana–Orleans Parish–New Orleans
Publisher
Louisiana News Company
Printer
Metropolitan
Printer Number
47245
Printing Process
Color lithograph
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
Archives\SDCW Postcard Collection\LA-03A
Copyright
Copyright not Evaluated
Keywords
New Orleans (Louisiana), Historic Sites, French Quarter (New Orleans, Louisiana), Vieux Carre (New Orleans, Lousiana), William C.C. Claiborne (1775-1817)