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Madame John's Legacy, New Orleans, LA, circa 1930

Subjects
ResidencesStreet Scenes
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Madame John's Legacy, New Orleans, LA, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Madame John's Legacy, New Orleans, LA, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Madame John's Legacy stands in the French Quarter as a red brick house with a two-story gallery of green wooden posts, railings, and shutters. Ferns hang from the gallery, a lantern is mounted nearby, and tall shuttered openings line the ground floor. The card identifies it as the oldest building in the Mississippi Valley and links it to Washington Cable's Creole stories. According to the caption, Captain Jean Pascal, its first owner, came to New Orleans in 1726 and lived here until he was killed in the Indian massacre of 1729.

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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 sto- ries. Captain Jean Pascal, first owner, came to New Orleans in 1726; lived here until slain in the Indian massacre of 1729.
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Postcard record

PublisherNew Orleans News Co.
Series16882 New Orleans — America's Most Interesting City
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: 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.; E.C. Kropp Co. 'Natural Color Post Card' logo in decorative frame, ca. 1930s-40s. Dealer pencil stock number '#59' and price '1-' at lower right. No stamp affixed.

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Madame John's Legacy, New Orleans, LA, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/madame-johns-legacy-new-orleans-la-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.