The Mississippi River curves around New Orleans in a wide crescent, with dense city blocks and wharves lining the riverbanks. The aerial view shows why the city is known as the Crescent City: the river wraps around the urban edge before continuing on its winding course to the Gulf of Mexico, 107 miles downstream. New Orleans developed as a major river port, and the wharves along the bend were central to its trade.
Linen texture visible; no white border; printed caption in yellow banner. No postmark and no message or address handwriting on this scan; only a dealer mark "#59" in pencil. Divided-back 'Natural Color Post Card' (E C / K Co stamp box), card no. 22921; published by New Orleans News Co. with E. C. Kropp Co. of Milwaukee as maker. Light surface wear, otherwise clean.
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Mississippi River crescent, New Orleans, LA, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/mississippi-river-crescent-new-orleans-la-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.
