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Large letter "Des Moines, Iowa" view card, circa 1940

Subjects
Large LetterTown & City Views
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Large letter "Des Moines, Iowa" view card, circa 1940, Hyman's News & Book Store, IA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Large letter "Des Moines, Iowa" view card, circa 1940, Hyman's News & Book Store, IA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A large-letter greeting card spells out "DES MOINES" in tall outlined block letters, with "IOWA" in red below and an eagle with spread wings at upper left. Inside the letters are views of the city: a downtown street of commercial buildings, a windmill-like tower, and the gold-domed Iowa State Capitol with its surrounding grounds and parked cars. The Iowa State Capitol, completed in 1886, is one of the state's best-known landmarks, and large-letter cards of this style were popular souvenirs from the 1930s through the 1950s.

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PublisherHyman's News & Book Store
DES MOINES IOWA --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES Post Card PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE MADE IN U.S.A PUB. BY HYMAN'S NEWS & BOOK STORE, DES MOINES, IOWA "TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS. 68851
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PublisherHyman's News & Book Store
ConditionVery good
PublisherHyman's News & Book Store, Des Moines, IA
NotesLinen-textured stock with a rainbow-striped background and a thin white border; light edge wear. No postmark; unused card. Divided-back linen-era Tichnor "Quality Views" stock, printed in blue on cream; light soiling/foxing on the back, corners sharp.

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Large letter "Des Moines, Iowa" view card, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/large-letter-des-moines-iowa-view-card-circa-1940. Accessed October 25, 2026.