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The Pakenham Oaks

"The Pakenham Oaks (Also known as "The Cathedral of Oaks"). These majestic trees planted in 1783, 79 of them said to constitute the finest grove of Live Oaks in the world, located on the Mississippi River, just below New Orleans, at the scene of the Battle of New Orleans, where on the Plains of Chalmette, Andrew Jackson on January 8th, 1815, put a decisive end to the War of 1812 by overwhelmingly defeating General Pakenham."

(Also, check out this postcard's reverse side, with descriptive text.)

St. Charles Street

" . . . showing Giant Palm Trees"

(Also, check out this postcard's reverse side, with descriptive text.)

Avenue of Mammoth Oaks

" . . . 1000 years old, Audubon Park. Formerly a plantation, and here sugar was successfully refined in the State of Louisiana."

(Editor's note: I seriously doubt these are 1000 years old. This is probably a mis-print.)

(Also, check out this postcard's reverse side, with descriptive text.)

Oldest Cemetery, St. Louis No. 1

"St. Louis Cemetery number one is the oldest cemetery in the city. Established in its present location in the square bounded Conti, Basin, St. Louis and N. Liberty Sts. 1788. The earliest inscription now decipherable is that of Nanette de Bailly, who died age 45, in 1800.

(Also, check out this postcard's reverse side, with descriptive text.)