Out Where the West Begins, saguaro desert, circa 1930

Subject: Wildlife
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Out Where the West Begins, saguaro desert, circa 1930, Milwaukee, WI, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A desert landscape with tall saguaro cacti and other desert vegetation under a blue sky, with distant mountains. The lower half is a yellow panel printed with the poem 'Out Where the West Begins'.

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PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.

Out Where the West Begins Out where the handclasp's a little stronger, Out where the smile dwells a little longer, That's where the West begins. Out where the sun is a little brighter, Where the snows that fall are a trifle whiter, Where the bonds of home are a wee bit tighter, That's where the West begins. Out where the skies are a trifle bluer, Out where friendship's a little truer, That's where the West begins. Where there's laughter in every streamlet flowing, Where there's more of reaping and less of sowing— That's where the West begins. Out where the world is in the making, Where fewer hearts with despair are aching— That's where the West begins. Where there's more of singing and less of sighing, Where there's more of giving and less of buying, And a man make friends without half trying, That's where the West begins.

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Publisher	E. C. Kropp Co.
Series	M9 4588
Condition	Excellent
Publisher	Milwaukee, WI
Notes	Linen texture; no white border; printed poem panel; series number M9. No postmark; unused card. E. C. Kropp 'Natural Color Post Card' (linen era, c. 1930s-40s); no white border; dealer pencil '#59' at lower right.

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Out Where the West Begins, saguaro desert, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/out-where-the-west-begins-saguaro-desert-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.