1941 Margaret Square New Orleans LA Postcard

About This Vintage Postcard

Step into a serene corner of the Lower Garden District with this vibrant linen-era postcard featuring Margaret Square and its historic statue. Dedicated in 1884, the monument honors Margaret Haughery, the beloved benefactor of the city's orphans. Margaret was instrumental in building the New Orleans Orphan Asylum, St. Vincent's Infant Asylum, and St. Elizabeth's Home for Girls. This monument was notably the first public statue of a woman erected in the United States. The image captures the white marble statue set against a historic residence and framed by lush palms and flowering gardens, preserving the peaceful atmosphere of this unique New Orleans memorial during the peak of mid-century travel.

Details

Era: Linen (circa 1941)
City: New Orleans
State or Region: Louisiana
Country: United States
Topic: Public Monuments and Historic Squares
Condition: Circulated (Postmarked 1944)
Postage: Free (WW2 Soldier's Mail)
Address Side: Divided Back
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Artist / Photographer: Unknown
Publisher: New Orleans News Co., New Orleans, La.
Printer: E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
Print Type: Lithograph

Additional Information

The back of this card contains a poignant handwritten message from Werner Geppert, a member of the U.S. Navy Hospital staff at Lake Front, to his parents in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Dated May 29, 1944, Werner mentions being showered with postcards at mail call and being dead tired. Based on the publisher's serial range, this card dates to approximately 1941. It was published locally by the New Orleans News Co. and remains an authentic document of wartime life and correspondence.