Large letter "Greetings from Santa Fe, New Mexico", circa 1940

Subjects: Churches Large Letter Native American Life
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Large letter "Greetings from Santa Fe, New Mexico", circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A large-letter greeting card spells out "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. Around the letters are two pack burros, a woman in a ruffled dress holding flowers, and a mariachi trio in sombreros, with "NEW MEXICO" in red below. Santa Fe, founded in 1610, is the oldest capital city in the United States and the center of Pueblo and Spanish colonial culture that these vignettes celebrate.

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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

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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; card number "G-11" printed at upper right; no white border. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting — unused card. Divided-back linen-era "C.T. Art-Colortone" (Curt Teich) stock, ca. 1930s–40s; card code 7A-H1735. Light toning/soiling on cream stock, no folds.

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Large letter "Greetings from Santa Fe, New Mexico", circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/large-letter-greetings-from-santa-fe-new-mexico-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.