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Antique vaults in St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, LA, 1921

Subjects
CemeteriesMonuments & Memorials
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1921 (White Border)
Front of Antique vaults in St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, LA, 1921, c. 1921 lithograph postcard
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Back of Antique vaults in St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, LA, 1921, c. 1921 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A narrow brick-paved alley runs between rows of old above-ground tombs and wall vaults in St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans. Flowers are set along the path, and ironwork gates stand at the right. The cemetery, laid out in 1789 just outside the French Quarter, is the city's oldest surviving burial ground. Its surface vaults and family tombs reflect the high water table, and the wall vaults along the left side of the view served as a boundary fence. The printed caption calls St. Louis Cemetery the oldest in the state and explains that "the walls on the left act as a fence, and in them the cheapest burials are made."

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

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PublisherCommercialchrome
ANTIQUE VAULTS IN ST. LOUIS CEMETERY, NEW ORLEANS, LA. St. Louis Cemetery is the oldest in the State, some of the stones bearing dates 200 years ago. The walls on the left act as a fence, and in them the cheapest burials are made.
PostmarkedNew Orleans, LA, October 25, 1921, 16:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Clara Phelps.

Morris

Postcard record

Postmarked, New Orleans, LA
PublisherCommercialchrome
Series30641
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs. Clara Phelps., Morris
Place depictedSt. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, LA
Place mentionedSt. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, LA, New Orleans, LA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp10c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; printed caption in black along the bottom edge; slight wear at corners. Postmark: NEW ORLEANS OCT 25 4 PM 1921 LA. Divided-back era, 1¢ green Washington stamp; heavy pencil message written sideways along the left edge; light soiling and edge wear, small creases at corners.

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Antique vaults in St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, LA, 1921, postcard, c. 1921. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/antique-vaults-in-st-louis-cemetery-new-orleans-la-1921. Accessed November 2, 2026.