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Bird Sanctuary in Franke Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana, circa 1940

Subjects
BirdsLakes & PondsPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Bird Sanctuary in Franke Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Bird Sanctuary in Franke Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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A view across a still pond in Franke Park's bird sanctuary, framed by tall tree trunks and autumn-tinted foliage, with white swans and smaller waterfowl swimming among reeds and flowering plants along the near bank. Franke Park, named for the Fort Wayne industrialist and philanthropist Charles F. Franke, was laid out in the 1920s and became one of the city's largest public parks, later home to the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo. The linen-textured card dates from the mid-twentieth century, when such pond-and-waterfowl scenes were popular park views.

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PublisherFort Wayne Printing Co., Inc.
Bird Sanctuary in Franke Park, Fort Wayne, Ind. --- THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES Post Card PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE MADE IN U.S.A FORT WAYNE PRINTING CO., INC., FORT WAYNE 2, INDIANA
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PublisherFort Wayne Printing Co., Inc.
Series71529
ConditionVery good
NotesLinen-textured stock with a cream border; card number 71529 printed in the lower right corner. No postmark; unused card. Divided-back linen-era card with white border; light wear and slight toning on the back.

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Bird Sanctuary in Franke Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bird-sanctuary-in-franke-park-fort-wayne-indiana-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.