The Legend of The Spanish Moss, Avenue of Live Oaks, Southern United States

Subjects: Forests & Trees General Greetings
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1907 (Golden Age)

Back of The Legend of The Spanish Moss, Avenue of Live Oaks, Southern United States, Nancy Ackerman, MI, USA, c. 1907 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

A color view down a grassy avenue of large live oaks whose branches are heavily draped with Spanish moss, forming a canopy over a path. Below the picture, a printed poem titled "The Legend of The Spanish Moss" fills the lower white panel.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Nancy, We are having a wonderful time. Went thru the Smoky Mountains. They were beautiful. We'll be in Florida noon. Starting to get warmer. Finally. Love Mother & Dad

PublisherColourpicture

The Legend of The Spanish Moss There's an old, old legend, that's whispered by Southern folks, About the lacy Spanish moss that garlands the great oaks — A lovely princess and her love, upon their wedding day, Were struck-down by a savage foe amidst a bitter fray; United in death they were buried, so the legends go — 'Neath an oak's strong, friendly arms, protected from their foe; There, as was the custom, they cut the brides long hair with love And hung its shining blackness on the spreading oak above; Untouched, undisturbed it hung there, for all the world to see And with the years the locks turned gray and spread from tree to tree. --- POST CARD Legend of Spanish Moss Plastichrome by COLOURPICTURE BOSTON, MASS. 07130

PostmarkedWest Palm Beach, FL, January 5, 1971

Addressed to

Nancy Ackerman

9651 Centralia, Detroit, Mich. 48239

Postcard record

Postmarked	January 5, 1971, West Palm Beach, FL
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Nancy Ackerman, 9651 Centralia, Detroit, MI
Publisher	Boston, MA
Stamp	6c United States flag, red and blue
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a wide white lower panel carrying the printed poem; minor corner wear at upper left. Postmark: WEST PALM BEACH FLA. 5 JAN 1971 PM — divided-back chrome (Plastichrome) card, glossy surface; light edge/corner wear, stamp intact.

Cite this card

The Legend of The Spanish Moss, Avenue of Live Oaks, Southern United States, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-legend-of-the-spanish-moss-avenue-of-live-oaks-southern. Accessed October 5, 2026.