A vintage linen-textured illustration of the "Oldest House in America" in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The two-story adobe building has dark wooden vigas protruding from the walls and a small balcony. In the foreground, two young children in 1940s-style clothing sit on the back of a small gray donkey. The sky is a vibrant blue with soft white clouds.
The reverse side of a vintage postcard with a "Divided Back" layout. The left side contains a printed paragraph about the history of Santa Fe and the house. The right side features a decorative "POST CARD" heading and a stamp box indicating "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE." Text along the left edge and center divider identifies the publisher as Southwest Arts & Crafts and the printer as Tichnor Bros. Inc
A vintage linen-textured illustration of the "Oldest House in America" in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The two-story adobe building has dark wooden vigas protruding from the walls and a small balcony. In the foreground, two young children in 1940s-style clothing sit on the back of a small gray donkey. The sky is a vibrant blue with soft white clouds.
The reverse side of a vintage postcard with a "Divided Back" layout. The left side contains a printed paragraph about the history of Santa Fe and the house. The right side features a decorative "POST CARD" heading and a stamp box indicating "PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE." Text along the left edge and center divider identifies the publisher as Southwest Arts & Crafts and the printer as Tichnor Bros. Inc

1940s De Vargas Street House Santa Fe NM Vintage Postcard

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About This Vintage Postcard

A quiet moment captured in sun-drenched adobe, where the deep shadows of the vigas meet the warmth of a Santa Fe afternoon. Two children sit patiently atop a donkey before the weathered walls of the De Vargas Street House, a scene that feels like a shared memory from a simpler time in the high desert.

Details

Era: Linen, 1940s
City: Santa Fe
State: New Mexico
Country: United States of America
Topics: Historic Architecture, Children, Animals, Adobe, Indigenous History, Donkey, Southwest
Artist/Photographer: Unknown
Condition: Uncirculated
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Publisher: Southwest Arts & Crafts, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Printer: Tichnor Bros. Inc., Boston, Mass.

Additional Information

This linen texture postcard was printed by Tichnor Bros. using their Art-Colortone process. The back contains historical text regarding Santa Fe's origins as the Indian Pueblo "Tiguex" and notes that the "Oldest House" was believed to be built by Pueblo Indians.

This vintage postcard would look great framed or make an excellent addition to any collection.

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