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Ocotillo in bloom on the desert

Subject
Forests & Trees
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Ocotillo in bloom on the desert, Mrs J Dickey, Nova Scotia, Canada, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Ocotillo in bloom on the desert, Mrs J Dickey, Nova Scotia, Canada, c. 1930 linen postcard
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A stylized desert scene with several tall ocotillo plants, their long whip-like stems tipped with clusters of bright pink-red blossoms, rising from a banded desert floor of pink, yellow and blue beneath a mottled sky.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Can any [illegible] this part of them but a early for all them - As well 2nd Chederick delayed in on 6 hrs!! As far as Palm Springs Mon A.M. Can't hardly how tired I am way here Beautiful scenery but yesterday evening had a bad dust storm. Was indoors. After Church we went to a Holy Week service at [illegible] of the [illegible] house Palm Springs for the night

PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
OCOTILLO IN BLOOM ON THE DESERT D-48 6A-H72 --- Silhouetted against the backdrop of a desert sunset, the brightly hued ocotillo creates a memory that lingers hauntingly for all time. POST CARD GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) DISTRIBUTED BY LOLLESGARD SPECIALTY CO., TUCSON AND PHOENIX, ARIZONA
PostmarkedPalm Springs, CA, May 29, 1955, 10:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs J Dickey

49 Inglis St, Halifax, N.S., Canada

Postcard record

Postmarked, Palm Springs, CA
SeriesD-48
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs J Dickey, 49 Inglis St, Halifax, Nova Scotia
PublisherChicago, IL
Stamp2c Thomas Jefferson, red
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; thin border; scan is rotated 180 degrees; small production code 6A-H72 in the corner. Postmark: PALM SPRINGS CALIF MAY 29 10:30 AM 1955. Divided-back linen C.T. Art-Colortone card; pencil message; light wear.

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Ocotillo in bloom on the desert, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/ocotillo-in-bloom-on-the-desert. Accessed October 5, 2026.