Vaults of Old St. Louis Cemetery on All Saints' Day, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1940

Subject: Cemeteries
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Vaults of Old St. Louis Cemetery on All Saints' Day, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

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A long row of whitewashed, arched wall vaults in Old St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, each niche decorated with wreaths, bouquets and potted flowers for All Saints' Day. The above-ground "oven vault" walls are typical of New Orleans burial practice, where the high water table made subterranean graves impractical. Old St. Louis Cemetery, founded in 1789 just outside the French Quarter, is the city's oldest surviving cemetery and holds the tomb of voodoo queen Marie Laveau.

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VAULTS OF OLD ST. LOUIS CEMETERY. "ALL SAINTS" DAY", NEW ORLEANS, LA. --- One of the oldest cemeteries in New Orleans, dating from 1788, and in which are to be found the graves of many of the early French and Spanish settlers. Here also is the resting place of the famous pirate, Dominick You. 19—POST CARD SPECIALTIES, 217 CANAL ST., NEW ORLEANS GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE 7A-H962 NEW ORLEANS — AMERICA'S MOST INTERESTING CITY

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Publisher	Curteich
Condition	Good
Place depicted	St. Louis Cemetery, New Orleans, LA
Place mentioned	New Orleans, LA
Publisher	Curteich, Chicago, IL
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; image runs to the edge with no white border; light wear at corners. No postmark; unused divided-back card. Curt Teich "C.T. Art-Colortone" imprint, card no. 7A-H962 (1937 series code). Linen-textured stock, no white border on front. Clean, no damage.

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Vaults of Old St. Louis Cemetery on All Saints' Day, New Orleans, Louisiana, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/vaults-of-old-st-louis-cemetery-on-all-saints-day-new-orlean. Accessed October 24, 2026.