Lace Work in Iron, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1930s

Subjects: Commercial Buildings Street Scenes
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Lace Work in Iron, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1930s, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

A corner view of a multi-story building in New Orleans whose two upper galleries are enclosed by elaborate green cast-iron lacework, with tall shuttered windows behind the iron arches and a colonnaded ground floor of shopfronts. The scene is rendered in a pastel palette of blue, pink and green under a cloudy sky.

Postcard Details

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PublisherA. Hirschwitz

Lace Work in Iron, New Orleans, La. --- LACEWORK IRON BALCONY Cor. Royal and St. Peter This building was built by Jean Labranche in the early 1800's and is noted for the beautiful iron balcony which is one of the most admired among the many for which old New Orleans is famous. The design is of oak leaves and acorns. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE 7A-H3130 67—A. HIRSCHWITZ, NEW ORLEANS, LA. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) NEW ORLEANS — AMERICA'S MOST INTERESTING CITY

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Postcard record

Condition	Very good
Place depicted	New Orleans, LA
Place mentioned	New Orleans, LA
Publisher	A. Hirschwitz, New Orleans, LA
Notes	Linen-textured stock; no white border; printed caption at top of image. No postmark, stamp, or address. Divided-back linen-era Curteich card (7A-H3130). Pencil dealer marks '#59' and '1-' at lower right; no message.

Cite this card

Lace Work in Iron, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1930s, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lace-work-in-iron-new-orleans-louisiana-circa-1930s. Accessed October 5, 2026.