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Greetings from Nashville, Tennessee — The Parthenon and Fort Nashborough

Subjects
Large LetterMonuments & Memorials
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Greetings from Nashville, Tennessee — The Parthenon and Fort Nashborough, c. 1907 linen postcard
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Back of Greetings from Nashville, Tennessee — The Parthenon and Fort Nashborough, c. 1907 linen postcard
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About this subject

A large-letter style postcard with a white diagonal band reading 'GREETINGS FROM NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE' in red. Above the band is a view of a large Greek Revival building with columns and a statue; below are log cabins representing early Nashville settlement.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hi Harlan, hope well it is about Grand-O-ur Roar time wish you all was well us Love mom & Dad

PublisherSouthern Post Card Co.
GREETINGS FROM NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE --- Top View : The Parthenon — Centennial Park Nashville, Tennessee The only full sized replica of the world famed Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Bottom View : Fort Nashborough Nashville, Tennessee This replica of Fort Nashborough is a faithful reproduction of the original log fort built in 1780 on the banks of the Cumberland River. P1739 3 POST CARD Pub. by Southern Post Card Co., P.O. Box 306, Goodlettsville, Tenn. Colourpicture Publishers, Inc., Boston 15, Mass., U.S.A.
PostmarkedNashville, TN
Stamp
Addressed to
Harlan Elmore

1937 Scalter, Detroit, Mich.

Postcard record

PostmarkedNashville, TN
ConditionFair
Place addressedHarlan Elmore, 1937 Scalter, Detroit, MI
Place depictedNashville, TN
Place mentionedAthens
PublisherSouthern Post Card Co., Goodlettsville, TN
Stamp3c Statue of Liberty, purple
NotesLarge letter format; linen texture; white border; visible creases and surface wear. Postmark: NASHVILLE TENN. OCT 14 9 30 PM (no year legible). Divided-back chrome-era card, glossy surface, Colourpicture Publishers imprint; light creasing and edge wear.

Cite this card

Greetings from Nashville, Tennessee — The Parthenon and Fort Nashborough, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/greetings-from-nashville-tennessee-the-parthenon-and-fort-na. Accessed October 5, 2026.