A huge live oak draped in long veils of Spanish moss fills the frame, with a wooden stairway and railed observation platform built up around its trunk so visitors could climb into the branches. The card names it the "Big Tree near Daytona, largest in Florida," giving its girth as 35 feet. Such moss-hung oaks were standard tourist attractions in early twentieth-century Florida, and the stair-and-platform arrangement was typical of the roadside "big tree" sites that drew travelers along the state's new railroads and highways.
White border; publisher's red circular imprint "DETROIT PUBLISHING CO." at lower right; light edge and corner wear.
No postmark. Undivided back ("THIS SIDE FOR THE ADDRESS.") with "POST CARD" heading and stamp box reading "United States and Canada, One Cent. Foreign, Two Cents." — pre-1907 style. White border on front; matte lithographic texture; light foxing/toning on cream stock. Unused, no address or message.
Cite this card
Big Tree near Daytona, Florida, circa 1905, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/big-tree-near-daytona-florida-circa-1905. Accessed October 24, 2026.
