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Memphis skyline from the Mississippi River, Memphis, TN, 1975

Subjects
Rivers & StreamsTown & City ViewsWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1975 (Modern)
Front of Memphis skyline from the Mississippi River, Memphis, TN, 1975, c. 1975 chrome postcard
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Back of Memphis skyline from the Mississippi River, Memphis, TN, 1975, c. 1975 chrome postcard
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About this postcard

Night view of the Memphis, Tennessee skyline seen across the Mississippi River, with lit office buildings and a tower rising above the riverbank. Colored light reflections, including a bright green and a red streak, stretch down the dark water in the foreground.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello! We have been to Memphis again today. Everett is still very sick. We're not going to Florida. We'll be home soon. Take care of Dusty for us. Grandma Granddaddy

PublisherC.B.S. Card Service
Memphis on the Mississippi --- CITY SKYLINE AT NIGHT FROM ACROSS THE RIVER, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE POST CARD C.B.S. CARD SERVICE, 501 FRANKLIN DRIVE, PARIS, TENN. 38242 CURTEICHCOLOR® 3-D NATURAL COLOR REPRODUCTION (REG. U.S.A. PAT. OFF.)
PostmarkedMILAN, February 12, 1975
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. Mark Elmore

25054 Stanford Dearborn Hghts, MI 48125

Postcard record

Postmarked, MILAN
PublisherC.B.S. Card Service
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMr. Mark Elmore, 25054 Stanford, Dearborn Hghts, MI, 48125
Place depictedMemphis, TN
Place mentionedMemphis, TN
PublisherC.B.S. Card Service, Paris, TN
Stamp10c Thomas Jefferson, green
Stamp10c Jefferson Memorial
NotesWhite border; chrome-era color photo card with slightly grainy night exposure. Postmark: MILAN FEB 12 PM 1975 38358. Chrome-era divided-back card, glossy surface, white border; Curteichcolor 3-D Natural Color Reproduction imprint. Stamp slightly torn at top right corner.

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Memphis skyline from the Mississippi River, Memphis, TN, 1975, postcard, c. 1975. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/memphis-skyline-from-the-mississippi-river-memphis-tn-1975. Accessed November 2, 2026.