View down the center aisle of a small church toward the chancel, with crimson carpeting, plain wooden pews, and an altar draped in red cloth beneath a cross and a three-light stained-glass window. Exposed dark timber trusses support a steeply pitched ceiling, and hanging lantern-style fixtures flank the nave. The simple Gothic Revival proportions and white plastered walls are typical of early-20th-century American parish churches; no caption identifies the congregation or town.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in other medium
Jan. 22, 1973
Dear Mrs. Raynor,
We were glad to have you
worship with us last Sunday.
We pray that the Lord has
richly blessed that worship
for you. We hope that you
will come again as soon as
you have the opportunity.
In our Saviors Name,
Pastor Martin Renner
And Members of Trinity
Lutheran Church
Visible halftone dot pattern of a color photo reproduction; thin white margin along the top edge.
Postmark: ORTONVILLE, MINN JAN 22 PM 1973 56278. Divided-back chrome-era glossy card with typed church letterhead; light edge wear, stamp is a 6c Eisenhower.
Cite this card
Church interior with red carpet and altar, circa 1960, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/church-interior-with-red-carpet-and-altar-circa-1960. Accessed October 24, 2026.
