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Antique vaults in St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1910

Subjects
CemeteriesMonuments & Memorials
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Antique vaults in St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1910, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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Back of Antique vaults in St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1910, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A brick-paved alley lined with rows of old above-ground tombs and wall vaults in St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, with flowers set out along the path and ironwork gates at right. St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, laid out in 1789 just outside the old French Quarter, is the city's oldest surviving cemetery and is famous for its dense grid of whitewashed surface vaults and family tombs, a burial style dictated by the high water table. The cemetery holds the grave of voodoo priestess Marie Laveau and a noted pyramid tomb, and it remains a popular subject for postcard views of the city.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

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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. COMMERCIALCHROME 30641
PostmarkedNew Orleans, LA, October 25, 1921
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Clara Phelps

Morris, NY

Postcard record

Postmarked, New Orleans, LA
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs. Clara Phelps, Morris, NY
Place depictedSt. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, LA
Place mentionedSt. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, LA, New Orleans, LA
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 LA OCT 25 1921 (time digits obscured by the large red "Post Card" lettering). 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, Louisiana, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/antique-vaults-in-st-louis-cemetery-new-orleans-louisiana-ci. Accessed October 25, 2026.