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Field of bluebonnets, Texas state flower, 1936

Subject
Forests & Trees
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1936 (Linen)
Front of Field of bluebonnets, Texas state flower, 1936, Glenna Wagner, LA, USA, c. 1936 linen postcard
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Back of Field of bluebonnets, Texas state flower, 1936, Glenna Wagner, LA, USA, c. 1936 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A field of bluebonnets spreads across the foreground and around scattered green and autumn-toned trees under a soft pink-and-blue sky, with a pale dirt road curving through the blooms. The caption names the bluebonnet as the Texas state flower, a designation dating to 1901. By the 1930s, massed bluebonnet displays were a familiar spring sight along Texas roads and a common subject for postcards. The sender wrote from Dallas during the Texas Centennial, the 1936 exposition held in the city.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Dallas Texas Sept. 22, 1936 Having a fine [illegible] [illegible] week, and second straight, trip and was delightful Wish you were [illegible] see this wonderful Centennial Love to all, Mrs. Hewlett

PublisherDallas Post Card Co., Dallas, Texas; made by Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago
103 BLUE BONNETS, THE TEXAS STATE FLOWER 5A-H1687 --- A FIELD OF BLUE BONNETS Blue Bonnet is the state flower of Texas and blooms in the Spring, when in bloom it is one of the most beautiful sights to be seen, a gorgeous field of blue. POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY DALLAS POST CARD CO., DALLAS, TEXAS "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY CURT TEICH & CO., INC., CHICAGO
PostmarkedDallas, TX, September 24, 1936
Stamp
Addressed to
Glenna Wagner

Ponchatoula, LA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Dallas, TX
PublisherDallas Post Card Co., Dallas, Texas; made by Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago
Series103 5A-H1687
ConditionVery good
Place addressedGlenna Wagner, Ponchatoula, LA
Place mentionedTX
PublisherDallas Post Card Co., Dallas, Texas; made by Curt Teich & Co., Inc., Chicago, Chicago, IL
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a white border; Curt Teich production code "5A-H1687" and number "103" printed in the margins. Postmark: DALLAS TEXAS SEP 24 1936 with boxed "TEXAS CENTENNIAL 1936 DALLAS" slogan cancel. Curt Teich "C.T. Art-Colortone" linen card, divided back, white border; message written in pencil, light edge wear and slight toning.

Cite this card

Field of bluebonnets, Texas state flower, 1936, postcard, c. 1936. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/field-of-bluebonnets-texas-state-flower-1936. Accessed November 2, 2026.