The Legend of the Dogwood

Subjects: Christianity Forests & Trees Religious & Devotional Life
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of The Legend of the Dogwood, Tichnor Bros. Inc., MA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A border of dogwood blossoms surrounds a printed panel telling the legend of the dogwood tree, explaining its cross-shaped flowers and nail-print markings.

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PublisherTichnor Bros. Inc.

The Legend of the DOGWOOD THERE is a legend, that at the time of the Crucifixion the dogwood had been the size of the oak and other forest trees. So firm and strong was the tree that it was chosen as the timber for the cross. To be used thus for such a cruel purpose greatly distressed the tree, and Jesus, nailed upon it, sensed this, and in His gentle pity for all sor- row and suffering said to it: "Because of your regret and pity for My suffering, never again shall the dogwood tree grow large enough to be used as a cross. Henceforth it shall be slender and bent and twisted and its blossoms shall be in the form of a cross. . . . two long and two short petals. And in the center of the outer edge of each petal there will be nail prints, brown with rust and stained with red, and in the center of the flower will be a crown of thorns, and all who see it will remember." 91 --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE 82574 MADE IN U. S. A. "TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS" REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS.

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Series	91
Publisher	Tichnor Bros. Inc., Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, MA, Boston, MA
Notes	Linen texture; printed text panel; no white border; small printed number '91' at bottom. No postmark, stamp, address, or handwritten message. Divided-back Tichnor 'Quality Views' card, printed in blue on cream stock; linen-textured front. Dealer pencil marks '#59' and '1-' at lower right.

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The Legend of the Dogwood, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-legend-of-the-dogwood. Accessed October 5, 2026.