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Red hedgehog cactus flowers in bloom, circa 1950

Subject
Wildlife
Card type
Chrome
Front of Red hedgehog cactus flowers in bloom, circa 1950, Palm Springs, CA, USA, chrome postcard
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Back of Red hedgehog cactus flowers in bloom, circa 1950, Palm Springs, CA, USA, chrome postcard
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A close-up color view of several vivid red cactus blossoms with yellow-green stamens, opening among densely spined, straw-colored cactus stems. The flowers resemble those of a hedgehog cactus (Echinocereus), a desert genus prized for its large, cup-shaped spring blooms that open in full sun and close at night. No caption or location is printed on the card, so the species and setting cannot be confirmed from the scan alone.

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PublisherWesco
C-148 Desert Hedgehog, a desert flower, blooming in the Spring near Palm Springs, southern California. Reproduced by Spectratone from an original Kodachrome. «WESCO» COLOR CARD REPRODUCED from NATURAL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS Address
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PublisherWesco
ConditionVery good
Place mentionedPalm Springs, CA
NotesNo printed text on front; thin light border along right and bottom edges; visible color-print grain typical of a mid-century chrome card. No postmark. Unused divided-back "WESCO Color Card" (Spectratone reproduction from Kodachrome), star-pattern stamp box at upper right, glossy color photo card with thin white border; no address or message written.

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Red hedgehog cactus flowers in bloom, circa 1950, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/red-hedgehog-cactus-flowers-in-bloom-circa-1950. Accessed October 25, 2026.