Crystal Pool, Texarkana, Texas, circa 1940
- Subject
- Swimming & Bathing
- Card type
- Linen
About this postcard
A large outdoor swimming pool fills the foreground, with metal diving platforms, a high slide and a swing-like diving rig rising from the water; a long, low bathhouse with a covered gallery and rows of small windows stands behind, and young trees line the far bank under a pink-tinged sky. The caption names it Crystal Pool in Texarkana, Texas, a municipal-style swimming resort on the Texas-Arkansas state line that was a popular summer recreation spot in the mid-twentieth century. The tinted sky and crosshatched texture are typical of linen-era view cards.
Postcard Details
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Postcard record
| Publisher | E. C. Kropp Co. |
|---|---|
| Series | 4 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place depicted | Texarkana, TX |
| Publisher | E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI |
| Notes | White border; visible linen (crosshatch) texture; faint vertical line down the center of the image. No postmark; unused card. Divided-back linen-texture era (c. 1930s–40s) with white border; light soiling/toning on the blank back, no writing. |
Cite this card
Crystal Pool, Texarkana, Texas, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/crystal-pool-texarkana-texas-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.