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Yucca palm or Spanish dagger, California, 1937

Subjects
Forests & TreesMountains & Hills
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1937 (Linen)
Front of Yucca palm or Spanish dagger, California, 1937, Mrs. Carl Dyer, CA, USA, c. 1937 lithograph postcard
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Back of Yucca palm or Spanish dagger, California, 1937, Mrs. Carl Dyer, CA, USA, c. 1937 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The card pictures a tall yucca in full bloom, its dense cone of whitish flowers rising above a dark green hillside and low flowering shrubs, labeled "Yucca Palm or Spanish Dagger, California." Yuccas are native to the American Southwest and Mexico, and many species produce a single tall flower stalk after years of growth. "Spanish dagger" is a common name used for several large, stiff-leaved yuccas.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Tues. Dear Mary, I received your letter over 2 weeks ago & just havent gotten around to answer How are you standing the hot weather? We havent heard from Richie? How is he & did he get the package? Havent heard from Flo & Al since we left. Mother wrote she wasnt so well. Do you know the folks address in Stockton - if so, please send & write when you can, as I will also. Love - Bernice

PublisherWestern Publishing & Novelty Co.
YUCCA PALM OR SPANISH DAGGER, CALIFORNIA
PostmarkedBARTON, CA, July 5, 1937, 16:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs. Carl Dyer

Weimar Sanatorium Weimar, CA

Postcard record

Postmarked, BARTON, CA
PublisherWestern Publishing & Novelty Co.
Series574 53776
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs. Carl Dyer, Weimar Sanatorium, Weimar, CA
Place mentionedCalifornia, CA
PublisherWestern Publishing & Novelty Co., Denver, CO
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp10c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; printed card number 574 at top and 53776 at lower right; some surface spots/stains in the sky; light corner wear. Postmark: BARTON, CALIF. JUL 5 1937. Divided back, white border, halftone print; light edge wear and a few ink smudges.

Cite this card

Yucca palm or Spanish dagger, California, 1937, postcard, c. 1937. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/yucca-palm-or-spanish-dagger-california-1937. Accessed November 3, 2026.