1953 post card offer

LaRC Manuscripts Collection 219 is the Jacob Streiffer post card collection, 1900-1960s.  This collection, arranged into small envelopes in one box, by general subject, consists of printed post cards collected by Jacob Streiffer (1902-1969) of New Orleans, who lived at homes on St. Roch Ave. in Gentilly, and later Decatur St. . Most of these post cards date from the early twentieth century and depict street and garden scenes, including of Audubon Park and City Park, the French Quarter, monuments, cemeteries, Carnival, riverfront and other New Orleans views, and African Americans. The post cards in this collection are predominantly drawings or photographs printed in color and unmailed, but a few of the later cards have handwritten or printed messages and were sent through the mail to Jacob Streiffer or his wife.

Caption:  a post card mailed to Mrs. J. Streiffer, March 9, 1953, announces a special offer at the Gentilly Meat Market, 5321 Franklin Ave., New Orleans, La.: 
FREE - - - FREE
TUES - WED - THUR
9th - 10th - 11th ONLY
ABSOLUTELY FREE
NOTHING TO BUY
PRESENT THIS CARD
AT OUR STORE &
RECEIVE FREE ONE
LB. OF OUR HOMEMADE
PORK SAUSAGE

(from Jacob Streiffer post card collection, 1900-1960s, Manuscripts Collection 219, Box 1)
The Gentilly Meat Market had the same address and was possibly located in the same structure of various more recent storefront businesses in this area; see this Google street view shot showing Cousin's Seafood in July 2014.   Images of items in the Louisiana Research Collection may not be re-published without permission.


Posted by Susanna Powers