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Bridge by the Willows, Winona Lake, Indiana, circa 1908

Subjects
Boating & CanoeingBridges & DamsLakes & Ponds
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Bridge by the Willows, Winona Lake, Indiana, circa 1908, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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Back of Bridge by the Willows, Winona Lake, Indiana, circa 1908, c. 1915 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

A red-brown wooden truss bridge on timber piers spans a calm channel, its reflection mirrored in the still water, with willows and other trees massed along the far bank and a canoe carrying a man and a woman with a parasol in the foreground. The caption names the spot as the bridge by the willows at Winona Lake, Indiana, a Chautauqua-style resort and camp-meeting center developed from the 1890s around the lake near Warsaw. The hand-tinted coloring and full-bleed layout are typical of the inexpensive view cards sold to resort visitors in the first decade of the twentieth century.

Postcard Details

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PublisherJ. W. Van Deventer
Bridge by the Willows, Winona Lake, Ind. --- Post Card MESSAGE ADDRESS PLACE STAMP HERE DOMESTIC CANADA GREAT BRITAIN GERMANY ONE CENT FOREIGN. TWO CENTS Pub. by J. W. Van Deventer.
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Postcard record

PublisherJ. W. Van Deventer
ConditionGood
Place depictedWinona Lake, IN
NotesFull-bleed image with no white border; slight wear and chipping along the edges and corners. No postmark. Divided back; white border; publisher imprint on left edge; blank address/message side; light edge wear.

Cite this card

Bridge by the Willows, Winona Lake, Indiana, circa 1908, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bridge-by-the-willows-winona-lake-indiana-circa-1908. Accessed October 25, 2026.