Hopi Indians (Orlin and Zellah) on the Edge of the Painted Desert

Subject: Native American Life
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Hopi Indians (Orlin and Zellah) on the Edge of the Painted Desert, Lollesgard Specialty Co., AZ, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

Two Native American women in blankets sit on a rocky overlook, gazing across a vast, colorful desert badlands landscape with a distant blue mountain under a pale sky.

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PublisherCurt Teich & Co.

NO. P. D. 13 HOPI INDIANS (Orlin and Zellah) On the Edge of the Painted Desert The homes of the Hopi Indians are adjacent to the Painted Desert. The various mesas upon which they live run parallel with it and extend almost to the Grand Canyon on the west. The sunsets in this region are the most colorful in America, particularly during the rainy season. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE D-3744 GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) DISTRIBUTED BY LOLLESGARD SPECIALTY CO., TUCSON AND PHOENIX, ARIZONA

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Postcard record

Condition	Very good
Place mentioned	Lollesgard Specialty Co., Tucson, AZ
Publisher	Curt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL
Notes	Linen texture visible; no printed text or border on front. No postmark. Divided-back Curt Teich 'C.T. Art-Colortone' linen card, ca. 1930s-40s; printed caption and distributor imprint; dealer pencil '#59' lower right, no message or address written.

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Hopi Indians (Orlin and Zellah) on the Edge of the Painted Desert, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/hopi-indians-orlin-and-zellah-on-the-edge-of-the-painted-des. Accessed October 5, 2026.