Vintage Yuma AZ Laguna Dam Headgate Canal Colorado River Harry Herz Postcard For Sale

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

Vintage Yuma AZ Laguna Dam Headgate Canal Colorado River Harry Herz Postcard:
$7.50

Condition Report

Front: Features a clear, vibrant color-tinted view. Shows minor corner softening and light edge wear consistent with its age. No visible creases.
Back: Clean, unposted condition. Features a detailed historical paragraph about the dam's length and construction cost. Displays moderate age-related tanning and very light spotting. Card stock remains firm.

DescriptionThis original antique "C.T. American Art Colored" postcard features the Laguna Diversion Dam near Yuma, Arizona. The reverse provides fascinating historical context, noting that the dam is 4,470 feet long and was built by the U.S.R.S. at a cost of over $2,000,000.00. Published by the prominent Harry Herz of Phoenix and printed by the renowned Curt Teich & Co. (Chicago), this card is a premium record of early 20th-century irrigation engineering on the Colorado River.Search Tags: Vintage Arizona Postcard, Laguna Dam Yuma, Colorado River History, Harry Herz Phoenix, Curt Teich Postcard, USRS History, Arizona Irrigation, 1920s Postcard.