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Birds-eye view of Lake City, Minnesota, state militia encampment grounds, circa 1910

Card type
Lithograph

About this subject

Elevated bird's-eye view over a broad lake with a curving shoreline, showing a large grid of white tents at the state militia encampment grounds on the near shore and the town of Lake City spread along the far shore and hills beyond.

Postcard Details

Message · German, in pencil

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PostmarkedMinneapolis, MN, September 18, 1909, 21:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Henrietta Bridgman

959 Belmont Ave., Holden, Ohio

Postcard record

Postmarked, Minneapolis, MN
Series5709
ConditionGood
Place addressedHenrietta Bridgman, 959 Belmont Ave., Holden, OH
Place depictedLake City, MN
Place mentionedGermany
PublisherNew York, NY
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesRed printed series number 5709 at upper left; light staining and wear along top edge; no white border. Postmark: MINNEAPOLIS MINN. SEP 18 9:30 PM 1909. Divided-back card printed in Germany (A. C. Bosselman & Co., New York); glossy litho surface, light toning and edge wear.

Cite this card

Birds-eye view of Lake City, Minnesota, state militia encampment grounds, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/birds-eye-view-of-lake-city-minnesota-state-militia-encampme. Accessed October 5, 2026.