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Purple bougainvillea vines, Miami, FL, 1944

Subject
Gardens
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1944 (Linen)
Front of Purple bougainvillea vines, Miami, FL, 1944, MR. AND MRS. E. C. PAPE, JR., OR, USA, c. 1944 linen postcard
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Back of Purple bougainvillea vines, Miami, FL, 1944, MR. AND MRS. E. C. PAPE, JR., OR, USA, c. 1944 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The view shows purple bougainvillea vines in full bloom, their flower clusters spilling over a low wall beside a broad walk and lawn. The printed text presents the vine as one of Florida's showy flowering plants, noting the "brilliant purple and red splashes" it makes against the state's architecture. Bougainvillea is a tropical climber grown for its papery bracts, which surround the true flowers and give the vine its color, and it became a familiar ornamental in South Florida gardens.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello Folks, I want to thank you for the very lovely Easter card - it would be super swell to see you, someday perhaps I'll rush up to see you. I'm getting along fine since the operation. Still working for "uncle". I'll write later - Love, Jewell

PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc.
PURPLE BOUGAINVILLEA VINES Perhaps Florida's most unusual charm is in the beauty and great variety of its flowering trees, shrubs and vines. The Bougainvillea Vine, a native of the state, makes brilliant purple and red splashes of bright color against the distinctive Florida architecture.
PostmarkedMiami, FL, April 8, 1944, 21:30
Stamp
Addressed to
MR. AND MRS. E. C. PAPE, JR.

RT. #2 BOX 204 DEE COMMUNITY HOOD RIVER, OR

From229 N.E. 28TH ST., MIAMI, FL 37

Postcard record

Postmarked, Miami, FL
PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc.
Series118 62733
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMR. AND MRS. E. C. PAPE, JR., RT. #2 BOX 204, DEE COMMUNITY, HOOD RIVER, OR
PublisherTichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, MA
Place sent from229 N.E. 28TH ST., MIAMI, FL, 37
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen texture; full-bleed image with no white border; printed number and photographer credit on front. Postmark: MIAMI FLA APR 8 930 PM 1944. Divided-back linen card with 1¢ Washington stamp; Tichnor Bros. imprint; light edge wear, postmark ink overlaps the message.

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Purple bougainvillea vines, Miami, FL, 1944, postcard, c. 1944. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/purple-bougainvillea-vines-miami-fl-1944. Accessed November 2, 2026.