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Electric Fountain in Reservoir Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana, circa 1940

Subject
Public Parks & Commons
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Electric Fountain in Reservoir Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Electric Fountain in Reservoir Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Night view of the illuminated electric fountain in Reservoir Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana, its jets lit in bands of red, yellow, green and blue and mirrored in the still basin below. A low, red-trimmed park building strung with lights stands at the left, with trees, a small pavilion and a rise of ground behind, all under a dark sky and a full moon. Colored-light fountains of this kind were popular civic showpieces in American parks in the early twentieth century, and Reservoir Park took its name from the city waterworks reservoir it surrounded.

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PublisherWayne Calendar and Novelty Co.
Electric Fountain in Reservoir Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana --- This fountain is equipped to throw water twenty-five feet into the air. The color effects are secured by a battery of thirty vari-colored floodlights. This fountain was donated to the city of Fort Wayne by the General Electric Company. A-2443 Published by Wayne Calendar and Novelty Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind. POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE
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PublisherWayne Calendar and Novelty Co.
ConditionGood
Place depictedReservoir Park, Fort Wayne, IN
Place mentionedFort Wayne, IN
NotesLinen-textured stock with a thin white border; slight wear at the corners and edges. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting; unused card. Linen-textured stock with printed descriptive text and publisher imprint; light foxing/toning spots across the back.

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Electric Fountain in Reservoir Park, Fort Wayne, Indiana, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/electric-fountain-in-reservoir-park-fort-wayne-indiana-circa. Accessed October 24, 2026.