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Cypress Trees and Knees, Cypress Gardens, FL, 1951

Subjects
Forests & TreesGardensLakes & Ponds
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1951 (Chrome)
Front of Cypress Trees and Knees, Cypress Gardens, FL, 1951, c. 1951 linen postcard
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Back of Cypress Trees and Knees, Cypress Gardens, FL, 1951, c. 1951 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A view across Lake Eloise at Florida Cypress Gardens, where tall bald cypress trees draped with Spanish moss rise from the water. Their knobby knees break the surface, and azaleas bloom along the bank in the foreground, with an orange sky behind the tree line. By the early 1950s, Cypress Gardens near Winter Haven was a well-known Florida attraction, drawing visitors for its flowering grounds, cypress groves, and lakefront setting.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Bess - The winter is going fast we will probably stay through March. Its been nice having the Dillys and so many others from home near us. The Manns picnic last Sunday was love to your family

PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
Cypress Trees and Knees In Florida Cypress Gardens Giant Cypress Trees with their fantastic gnarled knees grow far into the waters of Lake Eloise at the Florida Cypress Gardens forming a natural background for the brilliant azaleas blooming along the banks of the lake and through the Gardens
PostmarkedSt. Petersburg, FL, February 21, 1951, 07:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Bessie Noyer

Marsut, ME

Postcard record

Postmarked, St. Petersburg, FL
PublisherCurt Teich & Co.
Series250 F—TROPICAL FLORIDA SERIES
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMiss Bessie Noyer, Marsut, ME
Place depictedCypress Gardens, FL
PublisherCurt Teich & Co., Chicago, IL
Stamp2c Thomas Jefferson, red
Stamp2c Thomas Jefferson, issued 1938
NotesLinen-textured stock with vivid color; no white border; caption printed in white at lower left. Postmark: ST. PETERSBURG FLA. FEB 24 1951 7:30 AM. Slogan cancel: NEW HOPE FOR HEARTS / SUPPORT / THE HEART FUND struck over the stamp. Divided-back linen card with Curteich "C.T. Art-Colortone" imprint; 2c Jefferson stamp. Light edge wear.

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Cypress Trees and Knees, Cypress Gardens, FL, 1951, postcard, c. 1951. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/cypress-trees-and-knees-cypress-gardens-fl-1951. Accessed November 2, 2026.