West Lunette, Treaty of Wataga mural, Kentucky, circa 1930s
- Subject
- Native American Life
- Card type
- Linen
About this postcard
The card reproduces a semicircular lunette painting captioned "West Lunette, the Treaty of Wataga" (the card's spelling of Watauga), with the subtitle "The Cherokee Indians Selling Kentucky to the Transylvania Land Company." It shows Cherokee leaders and frontiersmen, including a figure in a fringed hunting shirt, gathered outdoors beside a river to negotiate the 1775 Treaty of Watauga, in which Cherokee leaders sold lands south of the Ohio River to Richard Henderson's Transylvania Land Company. The scene is presented as a mural-like lunette with a white border.
Postcard Details
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Postcard record
| Publisher | CURT TEICH & CO., INC. |
|---|---|
| Series | 85084 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place mentioned | Kentucky, KY |
| Place mentioned | Watauga |
| Publisher | CURT TEICH & CO., INC., Chicago, IL |
| Notes | White border; visible linen texture; printed number 85084 at lower right. No postmark; unused divided-back card. "C.T. AMERICAN ART" (Curt Teich) imprint, white border, textured/linen stock. Slight corner wear and a crease at upper left. |
Cite this card
West Lunette, Treaty of Wataga mural, Kentucky, circa 1930s, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/west-lunette-treaty-of-wataga-mural-kentucky-circa-1930s. Accessed November 2, 2026.