Central View shows a gravel walk curving through McCulloch Park past a broad bed of canna-like foliage and shrubs. A tiered stone fountain and basin sit in the middle distance under tall shade trees. The park is named for Hugh McCulloch, a Fort Wayne banker who served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury in the 1860s and again in the 1880s. By the early 20th century, city parks like this were kept as shaded promenade grounds with fountains and seasonal floral bedding.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Dear Father & Mother
Clair & Leym
Am I still living. Am
well, only Edwd ain't
doing as well in school
makes $2.0 & I both
work enough for me have done
and for him & get an
education. Add is in N.Y.
will get home at Xmas time
Yours, Winifred.
Thin white border with light edge and corner wear; color litho printing with a slightly grainy screen.
Postmark: FT WAYNE IND. 630P NOV 1 1914 TR. CLK.; pencil philatelic notation "R.P.O." with arrow pointing to the postmark (Railway Post Office). Divided-back card of 1914; English-language message in dark ink; light soiling and edge wear, small stain at lower left of address side.
Cite this card
Central view, McCulloch Park, Fort Wayne, IN, 1914, postcard, c. 1914. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/central-view-mcculloch-park-fort-wayne-in-1914. Accessed November 2, 2026.
