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Desert landscape with saguaro cactus and ocotillo, Arizona, 1948

Subject
Mountains & Hills
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1948 (Chrome)
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About this postcard

A desert scene in Arizona with a tall saguaro cactus at left, several smaller saguaros, and clumps of ocotillo tipped with red flower spikes. Low green and blue-gray shrubs grow among rocky, purplish hills under a streaked blue and yellow sky. The printed caption calls the desert beyond the blue horizon alluring in scenic splendor and describes spring, when native trees and plants bloom and turn the desert into a carpet of rainbow hue. Saguaro and ocotillo are common Sonoran Desert plants; ocotillo often flowers in spring, and saguaro stands are a familiar sight in southern Arizona.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Boulder City last night. Saw movies of the construction of the dam first now. It was a job but not as great as coulee. We leave now to view insides of the dam. Hope all is well there. Love from mother.

PublisherCurteich-Chicago
A Desert Landscape, Arizona Drives into the desert beyond the blue hori- zon are alluring in scenic splendor. In the Spring every native tree and plant bursts into bloom transforming the desert into a carpet of rainbow hue.
PostmarkedTucson, AZ, March 18, 1948, 15:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Z. A. Palmer

3703 Kootenai Route 5 Boise, ID

Postcard record

Postmarked, Tucson, AZ
PublisherCurteich-Chicago
SeriesD-12 9A-H277
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMiss Z. A. Palmer, 3703 Kootenai, Route 5, Boise, ID
Place depictedArizona, AZ
Place mentionedLollesgaard Specialty Co., Tucson, AZ
PublisherCurteich-Chicago, Chicago, IL
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a cream border; printed card numbers D-12 (upper left) and 9A-H277 (lower right). Postmark: TUCSON, ARIZ. MAR 18 3-PM 1948. Divided-back Curt Teich "C.T. Art-Colortone" linen card, printed code 9A-H277 (1939); 1¢ Washington stamp; pencil dealer price "(209) 1.00" at bottom.

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Desert landscape with saguaro cactus and ocotillo, Arizona, 1948, postcard, c. 1948. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/desert-landscape-with-saguaro-cactus-and-ocotillo-arizona-19. Accessed November 2, 2026.