Tall ocotillo stalks topped with red blossoms stand in the foreground, with cholla cactus and scrub brush on reddish sand and jagged red rock formations against a blue sky. The ocotillo, a desert shrub rather than a true cactus, also goes by coach whip cactus and grows in the desert regions of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, where it blooms in spring and early summer. The cholla beside it, the "jumping cactus," has nearly invisible needles that seem to jump at anyone who gets close.
Linen-textured stock with a white border; Curt Teich 'C. T. Co.' copyright and card number 4A-H1142 printed in the lower margin.
No postmark; card is unused. Divided-back linen-texture card (C.T. Art-Colortone) with white border. Printed description and distributor imprint on back; no handwriting except a small dealer pencil mark "#59" at lower right. No stamp present.
Cite this card
Ocotillo and Cholla Cactus, Arizona desert, circa 1934, postcard, c. 1934. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ocotillo-and-cholla-cactus-arizona-desert-circa-1934. Accessed November 2, 2026.
