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Greetings from the Indian Country of the Great Southwest, circa 1940

Subjects
Large LetterNative American Life
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Greetings from the Indian Country of the Great Southwest, circa 1940, Southwest Post Card Co., NM, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Greetings from the Indian Country of the Great Southwest, circa 1940, Southwest Post Card Co., NM, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Large-letter linen postcard in which the words "INDIAN COUNTRY" are filled with vignettes of Native American life — a chief in war bonnet, a portrait in blanket, pueblo scenes, pottery and weaving, and a kiva-like structure — set against a blue ground with a yellow sunburst and a group of dancers at upper right.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
GREETINGS FROM THE INDIAN COUNTRY OF THE GREAT SOUTHWEST Writing You From --- THE GREAT SOUTHWEST The last stand of the American Indian Populous tribes of either peaceful or warlike original inhabitants of the Southwest who once roamed this vast desert and mountainous area, are now conquered and confined to reservations. The state checked contains the following tribes: ARIZONA: Navajo, Hopi, Havasupi, Hualapai, Mohave, Tonto, Yuma, Apache, Pima, Papago. NEW MEXICO: Navajo, Zuni, Acoma, Laguna, Isleta, Sandia, Santa Ana, Zia, Jemez, San Felipe, San Domingo, Cochiti Tesuque, Santa Clara, San Juan, Taos and Apache. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE DISTRIBUTED BY SOUTHWEST POST CARD CO., BOX 685, ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)
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Postcard record

SeriesN-18
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedSouthwest Post Card Co., Albuquerque, NM
PublisherCurt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL
NotesLinen texture visible; large-letter style; copyright line "© L. B. WILLIS" at lower left; card number N-18 at upper right. No postmark. Divided-back linen-era Curt Teich "C.T. Art-Colortone" large-letter card, ca. 1930s-40s; printed tribal description on back; no handwriting (only a dealer pencil "#59" mark).

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Greetings from the Indian Country of the Great Southwest, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/greetings-from-the-indian-country-of-the-great-southwest-cir. Accessed October 5, 2026.