Elevated view across a broad lake toward Lake City, with a large grid of white tents for the state militia encampment on the near shore and the town spread along the far shore and hills beyond. Lake City sits on Lake Pepin, the wide stretch of the Mississippi River, and the camp's orderly rows of tents reflect the summer training encampments common for state militia in the early 1900s.
Red 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 state militia encampment, Lake City, MN, 1909, postcard, c. 1909. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/birds-eye-view-of-state-militia-encampment-lake-city-mn-1909. Accessed November 2, 2026.
