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All Saints' Day at Old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, LA, 1937

Subject
Cemeteries
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1937 (Linen)
Front of All Saints' Day at Old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, LA, 1937, c. 1937 linen postcard
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Back of All Saints' Day at Old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, LA, 1937, c. 1937 linen postcard
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A long row of whitewashed, arched wall vaults in Old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, each niche decorated with wreaths, bouquets, and potted flowers for All Saints' Day. The above-ground oven vault walls are typical of New Orleans burial practice, where the high water table made subterranean graves impractical. The cemetery dates from 1788 and is the city's oldest surviving cemetery; its graves include early French and Spanish settlers and the pirate Dominick You, likely Dominique You. All Saints' Day, November 1, is when Catholic families in the city clean and decorate family tombs.

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PublisherCurteich
VAULTS OF OLD ST. LOUIS CEMETERY, "ALL SAINTS' DAY", NEW ORLEANS, LA. --- One of the oldest cemeteries in New Orleans, dating from 1788, and in which are to be found the graves of many of the early French and Spanish settlers. Here also is the resting place of the famous pirate, Dominick You.
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PublisherCurteich
Series7A-H962
ConditionGood
Place depictedSt. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, LA
Place mentionedNew Orleans, LA
PublisherCurteich, Chicago, IL
NotesNo postmark; unused divided-back card. Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Post Card imprint, series 7A-H962 (1937 series code); distributor imprint "19—POST CARD SPECIALTIES, 217 CANAL ST., NEW ORLEANS"; printed slogan "NEW ORLEANS — AMERICA'S MOST INTERESTING CITY." Linen-textured stock, no white border on front. Clean, no damage.

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All Saints' Day at Old St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, LA, 1937, postcard, c. 1937. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/all-saints-day-at-old-st-louis-cemetery-new-orleans-la-1937. Accessed November 2, 2026.