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Drinking hot water at one of the fountains, Hot Springs, AR, 1912

Subjects
Crowds & GatheringsPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1912 (Golden Age)
Front of Drinking hot water at one of the fountains, Hot Springs, AR, 1912, c. 1912 lithograph postcard
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Back of Drinking hot water at one of the fountains, Hot Springs, AR, 1912, c. 1912 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

Men in suits, suspenders, and straw hats gather around an ornate stone fountain in a tree-shaded park at Hot Springs, Arkansas. One man leans in to drink from a cup at the spout while others wait nearby; a commercial building and a slice of street appear at the left edge. Hot Springs was then a popular health resort, and visitors often took the thermal water as part of a morning health routine. The sender's note jokes about that morning drink and "Corn juice from the same old still," a wry contrast with the spa routine.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hello Mable. I will just drop you a word to let you know that this has been one fine day taking that morning drink and drinking that Corn juice from the same old still that we [illegible] the same from [illegible] 6:30 arrived here safe and sound & some [illegible]

Drinking Hot Water at One of the Fountains, Hot Springs, Ark.
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Mable Thorton

128 South Main St South Bend, IN

Postcard record

Series7720
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Mable Thorton, 128 South Main St, South Bend, IN
Place depictedHot Springs, AR
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
NotesColorized printed view; no white border; light edge and corner wear; small ink-like smudge near lower center. Postmark: none readable (wavy flag cancel over 'POST CARD', no city/date text legible). Divided-back card; 1c green Franklin stamp; pencil '11/9/12' written in the address area. Front is a color litho view captioned 'Drinking Hot Water at One of the Fountains, Hot Springs, Ark.'; series 7720.

Cite this card

Drinking hot water at one of the fountains, Hot Springs, AR, 1912, postcard, c. 1912. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/drinking-hot-water-at-one-of-the-fountains-hot-springs-ar-19. Accessed November 2, 2026.