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Retour du Pelerinage, Paris

Subject
Parades & Celebrations
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Retour du Pelerinage, Paris, Mrs. John C. Gregory, TN, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
Front
Back of Retour du Pelerinage, Paris, Mrs. John C. Gregory, TN, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
Back

About this subject

A lively procession with a decorated ox-drawn cart, musicians playing guitar and drum, and dancers in traditional dress. Figures carry garlands and branches, and a maypole-like staff is raised. The scene is set against a pink and blue sky.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear [illegible] this time I will write you a few lines we arrived home all right hope this card finds you all well answer soon from [illegible]

PublisherRobert
POST CARD THIS SIDE FOR ADDRESS ONLY Place Postage Stamp Here Domestic and Canada One Cent Foreign Two Cents Retour du Pelerinage 116 Paris Robert
Addressed to
Mrs. John C. Gregory

761 East Chester Street, Jackson, Tenn.

Postcard record

Place addressedMrs. John C. Gregory, 761 East Chester Street, Jackson, TN
PublisherParis
NotesFull-bleed illustration, no border; stippled chromolithographic texture; no printed text. Postmark: N-30P 19 08 KY. (flag cancellation with stars). Divided-back card, 1908; no stamp affixed (stamp box empty); French message written sideways along the left edge; light foxing/toning and pink ink offset.

Cite this card

Retour du Pelerinage, Paris, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/retour-du-pelerinage-paris. Accessed October 5, 2026.