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Pueblo adobe dwellings with wooden ladders, American Southwest, circa 1940

Subjects
Native American LifeResidences
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Pueblo adobe dwellings with wooden ladders, American Southwest, circa 1940, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Shain, CA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Pueblo adobe dwellings with wooden ladders, American Southwest, circa 1940, Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Shain, CA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A cluster of flat-roofed, multi-story adobe houses rises against a low rocky hillside, with tall wooden ladders propped against the walls and a few small figures and a dog in the sandy foreground. The scene is characteristic of the Pueblo villages of New Mexico and Arizona, where terraced adobe construction and removable ladders served as both access and defense. Such views were popular subjects for mid-century southwestern tourist postcards.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Dear Chas We are all fine. hope you We are at Kingman it was [illegible] and [illegible] higher only a few feet Grand Canyon was [illegible] 2000 most all the way [illegible] and went. Oh how I wish [illegible] [illegible] the children [illegible] Dec. the [illegible] Dec. I even asked to Dec. We are fine. Love Mother

PublisherJ. R. Willis
118—HOPI INDIAN PUEBLO In this village—situated high upon a mesa 512 feet above the valley of Tusayan—the Indians are living in practically the same primitive state as when the Spaniards first discovered them in 1540. A visit to this city of the sky and the Hopis (peaceful people) is one long to be remembered. PHOTO COPYRIGHT BY J. R. WILLIS DISTRIBUTED BY J. R. WILLIS, BOX 665, ALBUQUERQUE, N. M. GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD
PostmarkedAlbuquerque, NM
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Shain

1410 E. 19th Street, Claremont, CA

Postcard record

PostmarkedAlbuquerque, NM
PublisherJ. R. Willis
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMr. and Mrs. L. P. Shain, 1410 E. 19th Street, Claremont, CA
Stamp3c Liberty Torch, purple
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible horizontal ribbing; no white border; no printed caption on the front. Postmark: ALBUQUERQUE N. MEX. 1941 (partly illegible). Curt Teich linen "C.T. Art-Colortone" back, divided, 3¢ "For Defense" stamp; light edge wear and slight toning.

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Pueblo adobe dwellings with wooden ladders, American Southwest, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/pueblo-adobe-dwellings-with-wooden-ladders-american-southwes. Accessed October 24, 2026.