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Court Square, Memphis, TN, 1927

Card type
Lithograph

About this postcard

Elevated view over Court Square in Memphis, Tennessee, showing a tree-filled park with curving walkways and lawns surrounded by multi-story commercial buildings of brick and stone; an American flag flies from one of the buildings at center.

Postcard Details

Message ยท English, in pen

Memphis 2-10-27 Dear Mother: - Having a great time but it has been rain- ing ever since we come. But we have a good time anyway. We leave here to-gether Sat. Sun. or Monday for St. Louis Tuesday.

Stamp
Addressed to
Prof. F Bayles

2148 Broadway Ft Scott, KS

Postcard record

PublisherMemphis Paper Co.
Series7512
ConditionGood
Place addressedProf. F Bayles, 2148 Broadway, Ft Scott, KS
Place depictedCourt Square, Memphis, TN
PublisherMemphis Paper Co., Memphis, TN
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border around the image; tinted halftone printing. Light edge and corner wear, minor soiling at right edge. No readable postmark โ€” only wavy-line cancel on the 1c green Washington stamp. Divided back, white border, purple-ink message; handwritten date/locale "Memphis 2-10-27" at top of message side.

Cite this card

Court Square, Memphis, TN, 1927, postcard, c. 1927. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/court-square-memphis-tn-1927. Accessed November 2, 2026.