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New French Market, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1940

Subjects
MarketsStreet ScenesTrucks & Wagons
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of New French Market, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of New French Market, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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View of the New French Market in New Orleans, showing open-air market sheds with red tile roofs and yellow cupolas, produce stalls under the colonnade, and trucks and automobiles parked in the surrounding paved lot.

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PublisherA. Hirschwitz
New French Market, New Orleans, La. --- The new buildings housing the French Market were completed in January 1938 on the same ground where stood the old French Market originally built in 1791. 29—A. HIRSCHWITZ, NEW ORLEANS, LA. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE 1B-H1196 NEW ORLEANS — AMERICA'S MOST INTERESTING CITY
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ConditionVery good
Place depictedNew French Market, New Orleans, LA
Place depictedNew Orleans, LA
Place mentionedNew Orleans, LA
PublisherA. Hirschwitz, New Orleans, LA
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; no white border; no writing on front. No postmark or stamp present. Divided-back linen-era Curt Teich card ("C.T. Art-Colortone"), printed text block dates the French Market buildings to January 1938; card number 1B-H1196. Pencil dealer marks "#59" and "1-" at lower right. Light edge wear, no damage of note.

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New French Market, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/new-french-market-new-orleans-louisiana-circa-1940. Accessed October 5, 2026.