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Spanish moss at Middleton Gardens, Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1940

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Forests & TreesGardens
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Spanish moss at Middleton Gardens, Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Spanish moss at Middleton Gardens, Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Live oaks draped with long veils of Spanish moss arch over a lawn, azaleas in bloom, and a small white-columned garden house reflected in a pond at Middleton Gardens. Middleton Place, begun in the 1740s by Henry Middleton on the Ashley River, is a National Historic Landmark noted for its formal landscaped gardens and its survival through the Civil War. The hanging Spanish moss and spring azaleas shown here are hallmarks of the South Carolina lowcountry landscape.

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PublisherMartschink Sales Co.
SPANISH MOSS, MIDDLETON GARDENS, CHARLESTON, S. C.—14 --- Beneath the great moss draped arm of this huge live oak at Middleton Gardens, is seen a pool of cypress black water, which during the season of bloom, reflects the myriad colors of Camellia and Azalea. PUBLISHED BY MARTSCHINK SALES CO., CHARLESTON, S. C. — NATURAL COLOR POSTCARD MADE IN U.S.A. BY E. C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS. — (AEY) 7599N Post Card PLACE STAMP HERE
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PublisherMartschink Sales Co.
Series14
ConditionVery good
Place depictedMiddleton Gardens, Charleston, SC
PublisherMartschink Sales Co., Charleston, SC
NotesLinen-textured stock with a bright yellow border and angled corner panels; number 14 printed at the end of the caption. Light corner wear. No postmark — card is unmailed, no stamp or address. Divided-back linen-era natural-color chrome card with Kropp stamp box (E / C / K / Co corner marks); pencil sketch of a building on the address side; light edge and corner wear, slight toning.

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Spanish moss at Middleton Gardens, Charleston, South Carolina, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/spanish-moss-at-middleton-gardens-charleston-south-carolina. Accessed October 24, 2026.