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Culver Black Horse Troop at Culver Military Academy, Culver, Indiana, circa 1940

Subjects
HorsesMilitary Branches & Training Camps
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Culver Black Horse Troop at Culver Military Academy, Culver, Indiana, circa 1940, Milton Woodman, MA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Culver Black Horse Troop at Culver Military Academy, Culver, Indiana, circa 1940, Milton Woodman, MA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A column of cadets in light blue uniforms and caps rides dark horses across a green parade ground, led by a rider carrying a tall white guidon, with the red brick, crenellated barracks of Culver Military Academy rising behind them. The card names the unit as the Culver Black Horse Troop, a mounted drill organization of the academy, which was founded in 1894 on the shore of Lake Maxinkuckee in northern Indiana. The Black Horse Troop, formed in the early 1900s, became the school's best-known ceremonial unit and has appeared as an escort in presidential inaugural parades.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Pal. Glad to recieve your card. I've never had in one of those They were nearly all gone when I was in 1919. The first kind I remember was the Model T. with the top up as shown. We are having Real fine spring weather. Had a very mild winter. Will write again. Sincerely. Virginia Baker

PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
THE CULVER BLACK HORSE TROOP, CULVER MILITARY ACADEMY, CULVER, IND. --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY C. T. ART-COLORTONE MADE ONLY BY CURT TEICH & CO., INC. CHICAGO, U.S.A.
Stamp
Addressed to
Milton Woodman

64 Bay Street, Springfield, MA

FromVirginia Baker, 303 White St., Culver, IN

Postcard record

PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
Series3A-H722
ConditionGood
Place addressedMilton Woodman, 64 Bay Street, Springfield, MA
PublisherCurt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago, IL
Place sent fromVirginia Baker, 303 White St., Culver, IN
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with white border; printed card number 3A-H722 at lower right; a smudge/ink mark in the sky at upper right. Postmark: CULVER IND MAR [day illegible] 6 PM 1941. Divided-back linen card with white border; Curt Teich "C. T. Art-Colortone" imprint; light edge wear and a few foxing spots.

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Culver Black Horse Troop at Culver Military Academy, Culver, Indiana, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/culver-black-horse-troop-at-culver-military-academy-culver-i. Accessed October 25, 2026.