Bicyclist on reservation drive, Hot Springs, AR, circa 1901
- Card type
- Printed photo
- Date
- c. 1901 (Early)
About this postcard
A lone bicyclist rides a curving dirt drive that winds between dense stands of trees on the government reservation at Hot Springs, Arkansas. The graded road climbs through the wooded hills above the bathhouses, one of the scenic loops that carried visitors up from the valley floor. Congress set the tract aside in 1832 to protect the hot springs, long before the surrounding town took its shape, and it stayed under federal management as the Hot Springs Reservation until its redesignation as a national park in 1921. The mountain drives were a popular outing for visitors and local riders alike, and the printed caption uses the reservation's formal name.
Postcard Details
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Postcard record
| Condition | Good |
|---|---|
| Place depicted | Hot Springs, AR |
| Notes | Black-and-white halftone print with a white border; faint pencil scribble in the upper right corner. No postmark, stamp, address, or message — back is entirely blank stock. Undivided back with "THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS." and a decorative "PLACE A ONECENT STAMP HERE." box, indicating the undivided-back era (c. 1901–1907). Halftone/matte surface; light soiling and slight edge wear. |
Cite this card
Bicyclist on reservation drive, Hot Springs, AR, circa 1901, postcard, c. 1901. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bicyclist-on-reservation-drive-hot-springs-ar-circa-1901. Accessed November 2, 2026.