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Greetings from Russell, Kansas, large-letter card, circa 1940

Subjects
General GreetingsLarge LetterOil
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1940 (Linen)
Front of Greetings from Russell, Kansas, large-letter card, circa 1940, Topeka, KS, USA, c. 1940 linen postcard
Front
Back of Greetings from Russell, Kansas, large-letter card, circa 1940, Topeka, KS, USA, c. 1940 linen postcard
Back

About this postcard

A large-letter greeting for Kansas uses the state name as a frame for scenes of oil derricks, farm fields, cattle, a statue, an American flag, and the State Capitol in Topeka. A sunflower at lower left is captioned “State Flower the Sunflower.” Russell, in central Kansas, became an oil town after the strikes of the 1920s, and the derricks in the lettering reflect that local identity. The Capitol in Topeka, shown at lower right, was completed in 1903 and remains the seat of state government.

Postcard Details

Message · English

Minnie Raynor

PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc.
Greetings from RUSSELL KANSAS State Flower the Sunflower State Capital in Topeka --- Nickname—Sunflower State 1940 Population—1,801,028 Area in Sq. Miles—82,158 Entered the Union, Jan. 29, 1861 POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE MADE IN U. S. A "TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS" REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC. BOSTON, MASS. 72666
Addressed to
J. Schryders

7127 So. Green St. Chicago, IL

FromJ. Schneider, 7127 So. Green St., Chicago, IL

Postcard record

PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc.
Series72666
ConditionVery good
Place addressedJ. Schryders, 7127 So. Green St., Chicago, IL
Place depictedKansas State Capitol, Topeka, KS
Place mentionedRussell, KS
Place mentionedKS
PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, MA
Place sent fromJ. Schneider, 7127 So. Green St., Chicago, IL
NotesLinen texture; large-letter design; no white border; printed "Capital" for "Capitol." No postmark. Divided-back linen-texture card with Tichnor Bros. imprint and "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE" box; printed 1940 population data. Light edge wear, no stamp.

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Greetings from Russell, Kansas, large-letter card, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1940. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/greetings-from-russell-kansas-large-letter-card-circa-1940. Accessed November 2, 2026.