A corner view of the Hotel Peabody, a massive brick and stone hotel with a white two-story commercial base, rooftop sign reading "HOTEL PEABODY," and American flags on the roof, with 1940s automobiles on the street below. The Peabody opened in 1925 as one of the South's grand hotels, famous for its Italian Renaissance lobby and the resident mallard ducks that march through it daily. The building shown here closed in 1975 and reopened in 1981 after restoration.
Linen-textured stock with white border; Curt Teich production number 6A-H2014 printed at lower right.
No postmark, no handwriting — unused back. Undivided back with "POST CARD" heading and one-cent stamp box; linen-texture C.T. Art-Colortone stock (Curteich, Chicago), white border on front. Light soiling/toning, no damage.
Cite this card
Hotel Peabody, Memphis, Tennessee, circa 1940, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/hotel-peabody-memphis-tennessee-circa-1940. Accessed October 25, 2026.
