A white statue of Henry Clay stands on a pedestal against a dark background. Clay was a Kentucky senator, Speaker of the House, and secretary of state, remembered as the Great Compromiser. The statue is identified as standing in the Jefferson County Court House in Louisville, with Joel T. Hart named as sculptor. The card was also used for a practical errand: a writer in Fort Sumner, New Mexico, asked the editor of the Taiban Valley News to announce Sunday services.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Ft. Sumner, N.M.,
Nov. 6th, 1912
Dear Mr. King:-
Will you please
announce our
services for next
Sunday in "News"
Yours Sincerely -
J.R. Carver, Jr.
White border; vertical crease through center; curved crease on right; corner wear; printed caption in red.
Postmark: N. MEX (date illegible). Divided-back card ('This side for address'); sender's dateline Ft. Sumner, N.M., Nov. 6th, 1912; toned stock, edge and corner wear, light creases.
Cite this card
Henry Clay statue by Joel T. Hart, Louisville, KY, 1912, postcard, c. 1912. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/henry-clay-statue-by-joel-t-hart-louisville-ky-1912. Accessed November 2, 2026.
