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Memorial Monument, Chalmette, LA, 1944

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Monuments & MemorialsNational & State Parks
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Linen
Date
c. 1944 (Linen)
Front of Memorial Monument, Chalmette, LA, 1944, c. 1944 linen postcard
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A tall pale stone obelisk with a pyramidal cap stands on a stepped base among trees draped with Spanish moss, with a flagpole beside it. The monument commemorates the American victory at the Battle of New Orleans on January 8, 1815, when Andrew Jackson's forces turned back the British. Louisiana began the memorial in 1855, and Congress provided funds to complete it in 1908. The site is now Chalmette National Historical Park, near New Orleans, administered by the National Park Service.

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PublisherA. Hirschwitz
Spanish Moss Covers the Trees [Me]morial Monument, Chalmette National Historical Park, Chalmette, La., near New Orleans, La. --- MEMORIAL MONUMENT, CHALMETTE NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK This monument, commemorating the memorable victory won here on January 8, 1815 by American forces under General Andrew Jackson, was started by the state of Louisiana in 1855 and completed in 1908 with funds appropriated by the United States Congress. The park is administered by the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE 4B-H157 75—A. HIRSCHWITZ, NEW ORLEANS, LA. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) NEW ORLEANS — AMERICA'S MOST INTERESTING CITY
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PublisherA. Hirschwitz
Series75—
ConditionVery good
Place depictedChalmette National Historical Park, Chalmette, LA
Place mentionedNew Orleans, New Orleans, LA, New Orleans, LA
Place mentionedChalmette National Historical Park, Chalmette, LA
PublisherNew Orleans, LA
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible cross-hatch grain; caption text partially trimmed at lower left edge; narrow white margin along right edge of scan. No postmark, stamp, address, or handwritten message. Divided-back C.T. Art-Colortone linen card (Curt Teich, Chicago) published for A. Hirschwitz, New Orleans; light toning/foxing on the blank address half; dealer pencil mark "#59" lower right.

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Memorial Monument, Chalmette, LA, 1944, postcard, c. 1944. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/memorial-monument-chalmette-la-1944. Accessed November 2, 2026.