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Madame John's Legacy, French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana

Subjects
ResidencesStreet Scenes
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Madame John's Legacy, French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, c. 1907 linen postcard
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Back of Madame John's Legacy, French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, c. 1907 linen postcard
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About this subject

A historic red brick house in the French Quarter, seen from the street, with a two-story gallery of green wooden posts, railings and shutters, hanging ferns, and a lantern; tall shuttered openings at street level.

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PublisherNew Orleans News Co.
MADAME JOHN'S LEGACY, FRENCH QUARTER, NEW ORLEANS, LA.—3 --- Madame John's Legacy, 623 Dumaine Street, is the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley immortalized by Washington Cable's Creole stories. Captain Jean Pascal, first owner, came to New Orleans in 1726; lived here until slain in the Indian massacre of 1729. 16882 Post Card A NATURAL COLOR POST CARD Published by New Orleans News Co., New Orleans, La. — Natural Color Post Card Made in U.S.A. by E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis. — LAY New Orleans — America's Most Interesting City
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Postcard record

Series3
ConditionVery good
Place depictedMadame John's Legacy, New Orleans, LA
Place depictedFrench Quarter, New Orleans, LA
Place mentionedE. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee, WI
PublisherNew Orleans News Co., New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, New Orleans, LA
NotesLinen-textured stock; no white border; printed card number '3' at end of caption; divided-back era. No postmark, stamp, address, or handwritten message on this scan. Undivided-style back with printed description and vertical publisher imprint; E.C. Kropp 'Natural Color Post Card' (stamp box with E/C/K/C° corner letters), ca. 1930s-40s. Dealer pencil marks '#59' and '1-' at lower right. No stamp affixed.

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Madame John's Legacy, French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/madame-johns-legacy-french-quarter-new-orleans-louisiana. Accessed October 5, 2026.