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Aerial view of a downtown skyline

Subjects
Aerial Views & PanoramasCommercial BuildingsTown & City Views
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Aerial view of a downtown skyline, Gulf of Mexico, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Aerial view of a downtown skyline, Gulf of Mexico, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Aerial view of a dense downtown with many high-rise office buildings, streets, and surrounding city blocks. The printed caption calls it one of the nation's fastest growing cities.

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PublisherSeawall Specialty Co.
“One of the Nation’s Fastest Growing Cities” PHOTO BY HARPER LEIPER OC-H23 --- Houston is fifty miles from the Gulf of Mexico, and its man-made port for which the government is reported to have spent more than $50,000,000 is now rated second and third in tonnage. Its shipping and industrial growth has made it the most talked of city in the South. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE SEAWALL SPECIALTY CO., HOUSTON, TEXAS "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.
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SeriesOC-H23
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedGulf of Mexico
PublisherSeawall Specialty Co., Houston, TX
NotesLinen texture; white border; vertical card number at right; photo credit printed on front. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting on this scan. Divided-back linen card ("C.T. Art-Colortone"), white border on front. Printed Houston promotional text and publisher imprint on back.

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Aerial view of a downtown skyline, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/aerial-view-of-a-downtown-skyline. Accessed October 5, 2026.