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Desert landscape with saguaro cactus and ocotillo, Arizona, circa 1940

Subject
Mountains & Hills
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Desert landscape with saguaro cactus and ocotillo, Arizona, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Desert landscape with saguaro cactus and ocotillo, Arizona, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A desert scene in Arizona showing a tall saguaro cactus at left, several smaller saguaros, and clumps of ocotillo with bright red flower spikes, set among low green and blue-gray desert shrubs with rocky, purplish hills under a streaked blue and yellow sky. The saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) and ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens) are signature plants of the Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona, where spring blooms of the ocotillo are a well-known sight. The card is a typical mid-century linen-textured view of the state's desert scenery.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Palmer, Having a grand time in the desert. The Saguaro cactus are in bloom and the weather is fine. Hope you are well. With love, Martin

PublisherCurteich
D-12 A Desert Landscape, Arizona 9A-H277 --- Drives into the desert beyond the blue horizon 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. DISTRIBUTED BY LOLLESGAARD SPECIALTY CO., TUCSON, ARIZONA GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD
PostmarkedMay 18, 1948, 15:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Z. A. Palmer

3703 Kootenai, Route 5, Boise, ID

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherCurteich
SeriesD-12
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMiss Z. A. Palmer, 3703 Kootenai, Route 5, Boise, ID
Place depictedArizona, AZ
Place mentionedLollesgaard Specialty Co., Tucson, AZ
PublisherCurteich, Chicago, IL
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: MAY 18 3-PM 1948 (city not legible). 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, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/desert-landscape-with-saguaro-cactus-and-ocotillo-arizona-ci. Accessed October 25, 2026.