Large letter "Greetings from Santa Fe, New Mexico", 1937

Subjects: Churches Large Letter Native American Life Squares & Plazas
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1937 (Linen)

Back of Large letter "Greetings from Santa Fe, New Mexico", 1937, c. 1937 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

The large-letter greeting spells SANTA FE in block letters filled with New Mexico scenes: adobe pueblo buildings, a cross-topped monument, a plaza with a figure in a red blanket, a tree, a Native American in a feathered headdress, a mission church, and a burro caravan. Two pack burros, a woman in a ruffled dress holding flowers, and a mariachi trio in sombreros surround the letters, with NEW MEXICO in red below. The printed caption calls Santa Fe 'CITY OF THE HOLY FAITH' and 'END OF THE SANTA FE TRAIL,' invoking the Conquistadores, wagon trainmen, dancers, and friars who followed the flag of Spain. Santa Fe, founded in 1610, is the oldest capital city in the United States and a long-standing center of Pueblo and Spanish colonial culture. The Santa Fe Trail made the city a trade terminus for goods moving west from Missouri in the 19th century.

Postcard Details

Message

No message detected

PublisherCurt Teich & Co.

Greetings From SANTA FE NEW MEXICO --- SANTA FE! CITY OF THE HOLY FAITH! END OF THE SANTA FE TRAIL The very name spells history and romance. Along the quaint and narrow streets linger echoes of the Conquistadores, shouts of roistering wagon trainmen, safe from their journeys across plains infested with warring Indians, clicking castanets and tapping heels of dancing Senoritas, the quiet voices of the Friars who followed the flag of Spain. Today colorful Indians from nearby Pueblos, quaint architecture, the soft sound of spoken Spanish all intrigue the present day visitor. DISTRIBUTED BY J. R. WILLIS, BOX 665, ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD PLACE ONE-CENT STAMP HERE 7A-H1735

Addressed to

No address detected

Postcard record

Publisher	Curt Teich & Co.
Series	G-11
Condition	Very good
Place mentioned	Santa Fe, NM
Place mentioned	J. R. Willis, Box 665, Albuquerque, NM
Publisher	Curt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL
Notes	Linen-textured stock; series number "G-11" printed at upper right; no white border. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting — unused card. Divided-back linen-era Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" stock, ca. 1930s–40s; card code 7A-H1735; distributed by J. R. Willis, Box 665, Albuquerque, N.M. Light toning/soiling on cream stock, no folds.

Cite this card

Large letter "Greetings from Santa Fe, New Mexico", 1937, postcard, c. 1937. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/large-letter-greetings-from-santa-fe-new-mexico-1937. Accessed November 2, 2026.