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Aerial view of Daytona Beach, Florida, 1941

Subjects
Aerial Views & PanoramasBeaches & CoastlinesWaterfronts & Harbors
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1941 (Linen)
Front of Aerial view of Daytona Beach, Florida, 1941, c. 1941 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The aerial view shows Daytona Beach spread across the mainland and the barrier island, with the Halifax River filling the center and the Atlantic Ocean at the upper right. Bridges connect the two sides of the city. Printed labels identify the ocean and river, and the caption notes that Daytona Beach sits on both sides of the half-mile-wide Halifax River, part of the Inland Water Way along Florida's East Coast. By the early 1940s Daytona Beach was an established winter resort and a center for beach racing, and its riverfront and oceanfront were familiar postcard subjects. The broad Halifax River and the long ocean beach gave the city its distinctive layout between the mainland and the sea.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

P.M. Aug. 3, 1941 The Frank Faasts of Bklyn. are with me + we're now finishing dinner at Metz's Mt. Dora Cafe. Have surveyed the town and are now returning to Tampa. Swam in Atlantic Ocean this A.M. B. + Ed.

PublisherWalker News Co.
Aerial View of Daytona Beach, Florida Atlantic Ocean Halifax River --- Daytona Beach is situated on both the main-land and the peninsula sides of the half-mile wide Halifax River, part of the Inland Water Way along Florida's entire East Coast. D.238—WALKER NEWS CO., DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. PHOTO BY R. H. LE SESNE GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO 'C.T. ART-COLORTONE' POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.)
PostmarkedDaytona, FL, August 4, 1941, 08:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mr. & Mrs. F. W. Cross

P.O. Box 144 South Royalston, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Daytona, FL
PublisherWalker News Co.
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMr. & Mrs. F. W. Cross, P.O. Box 144, South Royalston, MA
Place depictedDaytona Beach, FL
Place depictedHalifax River, FL
Stamp1c Statue of Liberty, green, perforated on all sides
Stamp3c Statue of Liberty, issued 1940
NotesLinen texture; white border; printed labels for Atlantic Ocean and Halifax River. Postmark: DAYTONA FLA AUG 4 8:30 AM 1941. Divided-back Curteich linen-era card; 1¢ 'For Defense' stamp (Statue of Liberty, Industry-Agriculture); light edge wear.

Cite this card

Aerial view of Daytona Beach, Florida, 1941, postcard, c. 1941. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/aerial-view-of-daytona-beach-florida-1941. Accessed November 2, 2026.