Bathed in the vivid chromolithographic palette of the linen era, Arizona's handsome State Capitol building in Phoenix stands proud behind a formal statue, palm trees, and manicured grounds — the American flag flying atop its copper-clad dome, a symbol of the Territory turned State since 1912. This card was mailed circa 1941, during America's anxious pre-war months, bearing a 1¢ green "For Defense" Industry and Agriculture stamp that quietly marks the moment of national mobilization. The writer — signing simply as "Irve" (or similar) — wrote in a slanted hand to a Mr. G.E. Carlson on Vernon St. in Taylor, Texas, mentioning a plan to meet, believing an address was correct, and referencing an MT. The back panel carries a detailed description of the Capitol's native tufa stone construction. Publisher Lollesgar Specialty Co. of Tucson produced this card in the genuine Curteich Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" linen process, catalog number 6A-H655, a datable production code placing it solidly in the early 1940s.