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The Corn Fence, 915 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA, circa 1930

Subject
Residences
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of The Corn Fence, 915 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of The Corn Fence, 915 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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The Corn Fence is a wrought-iron fence about fifty feet long, its bars and rails worked into cornstalks with leaves and tassels. The iron is painted green with yellow tassels and set on a stone base in front of a brick wall. A small sign at the upper left reads "CORN STALK." The caption says the fence was made before the Civil War and that a duplicate of the design is doubtful. It stands in the Old French Quarters (the French Quarter), a district known for its wrought-iron galleries and courtyard fences.

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PublisherA. Hirschwitz
The Corn Fence, 915 Royal St., New Orleans, La. This fence which is located in the Old French Quarters at 915 Royal Street was made before the Civil War days. It is about fifty feet in length. It is very doubtful that a duplicate of this design was ever made.
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PublisherA. Hirschwitz
ConditionGood
Place depictedNew Orleans, LA
Place mentioned915 Royal Street, Old French Quarters, New Orleans, LA
PublisherNew Orleans, LA
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; white border not present. A small shop sign reading "CORN STALK" appears on the building at upper left. No postmark. Divided-back 'C.T. Art-Colortone' (Curt Teich, Chicago) linen card, ca. 1930s-40s; local publisher imprint A. Hirschwitz, New Orleans. Unused: no stamp, address, or message. Pencil dealer mark '#59' at lower right.

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The Corn Fence, 915 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-corn-fence-915-royal-street-new-orleans-la-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.