The Legend of the Spanish Moss, circa 1930s

Subjects: Forests & Trees Native American Life
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of The Legend of the Spanish Moss, circa 1930s, The Hartman Card Co., FL, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

The card pairs a view of Spanish moss draped over trees at the water’s edge with a printed poem retelling a romantic legend of Hasse and Laughing Eyes, whose hair became the moss. Spanish moss is a flowering plant native to the southeastern United States and tropical Americas, commonly associated with Southern oaks and cypress. The verse presents an origin story rather than a documented tribal tradition.

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PublisherThe Hartman Card Co.

The Legend of The Spanish Moss. G627 In days of legendary lore, Perhaps a thousand years or more, In lands where summer suns do shine In spring and fall and winter time, Lived an Indian Girl of such rare grace, As had ne'er been seen in many a race. The chief of the largest Indian Tribe, Had besought her to become his bride, The morrow was their wedding day, And all the tribes, in their best array, Did celebrate the nuptial ties, 'Tween Hasse, the brave & Laughing Eyes. But soon a terrible strife arose, 'Tween Hasse's tribe & their deadly foes, And though a victory was won, The days of Hasse, the brave, were done, And Laughing Eyes overwhelmed with grief Died for love of her fallen chief. They buried them both in one lone grave, Laughing Eyes, and Hasse, the brave, The jetty locks of the chieftain's wife, Her joy and beauty and pride in life, They were hung upon an oak above the grave To mourn the loss of Hasse, the brave. In coming years, the hair turned grey, And a waving moss is seen to-day On every oaken tree this moss will grow, And when to southern climes you go, The trees neath those fair skies. Will whisper to you of Hasse and Laughing Eyes. --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES E-5186 PUBLISHED BY THE HARTMAN CARD CO., PINELLAS PARK, FLORIDA POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE

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Publisher	The Hartman Card Co.
Series	G627
Condition	Very good
Publisher	The Hartman Card Co., Pinellas Park, FL
Notes	Linen texture; printed verse panel at right; series number G627; thin white border. No postmark. Divided-back linen-texture card (1930s–40s) with blue imprint; pencil "2.00" dealer price at top center; light toning and a few foxing spots, otherwise clean.

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The Legend of the Spanish Moss, circa 1930s, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-legend-of-the-spanish-moss-circa-1930s. Accessed October 25, 2026.