New French Market, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1941

Subjects: Markets Street Scenes Trucks & Wagons
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1941 (Linen)

Back of New French Market, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1941, c. 1941 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

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. Printed text on the verso notes the buildings were completed in January 1938 on the same ground as the old French Market built in 1791.

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Publisher	A. Hirschwitz, New Orleans; printed by Curt Teich, Chicago
Series	NEW ORLEANS — AMERICA'S MOST INTERESTING CITY
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	New French Market, New Orleans, LA
Place depicted	New Orleans, LA
Place mentioned	New Orleans, LA
Publisher	A. Hirschwitz, New Orleans; printed by Curt Teich, Chicago, New Orleans, LA
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; no white border; no writing on front. No postmark or adhesive stamp present; divided back with printed "PLACE STAMP HERE" stamp box. 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 1941, postcard, c. 1941. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/new-french-market-new-orleans-louisiana-circa-1941. Accessed November 2, 2026.