A long range of open market sheds lines a broad dirt street, with horse-drawn wagons and carts backed up to the stalls and vendors gathered under the awnings. Brick commercial buildings and a white multi-story block rise behind the market. The French Market is the historic public market in New Orleans' French Quarter, with roots in the late 18th century near the Mississippi riverfront. By the early 1900s it was a wholesale and retail produce market serving the city's grocers, restaurants, and households.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
from Papa Dec 4 1907 —
PostmarkedNew Orleans, LA, December 8, 1907, 10:00
Undivided-back era card with a white border strip at the bottom carrying the printed caption "French Market. New Orleans, La."; handwritten note in ink on the front ("from Papa Dec 4 1907"); light creasing and surface wear at the upper left.
Postmark: AMESBURY, MASS. DEC 8 1907 10 AM (Amesbury is both the postmark city and the destination). Undivided back with "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS ONLY." and 1¢ green Franklin stamp; publisher imprint along left edge ("Published by The New Orleans News Company, New Orleans La. Leipzig, Dresden.", series 6076/5); addressed to Miss Charlotte S. Bassett, Amesbury, Mass.; light edge wear, no major damage.
Cite this card
French Market sheds, New Orleans, LA, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/french-market-sheds-new-orleans-la-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.
