Front elevation of a light-colored church with a tripartite facade: two flanking towers and a central gabled section, each topped with a cross. Pointed-arch windows and doors with circular rose windows above, approached by a broad flight of steps; bare tree branches frame the view against a blue sky.
Linen-textured stock with visible cross-hatch grain; front shows a linen-textured church view with a white border and printed caption “CHURCH OF ST. GENEVIEVE / LAS CRUCES, N. M. / Located in the fertile Mesilla Valley, and was established in 1851, two years before the Gadsden Purchase.”; no handwriting on the front. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting on the back; divided-back linen card printed by Genuine Curteich-Chicago “C.T. Art-Colortone” and distributed by Southwest Post Card Co., Box 685, Albuquerque, N. M.; back also has printed POST CARD heading, PLACE / STAMP / HERE, series 336— and 9B-H153, and dealer mark #59 1-.
Cite this card
Church of St. Genevieve, Las Cruces, NM, circa 1949, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/church-of-st-genevieve-las-cruces-nm-circa-1949. Accessed November 2, 2026.
