Flamingos and nests, Hialeah Park, Miami, FL, 1953

Subjects: Birds Wildlife
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1953 (Chrome)

Back of Flamingos and nests, Hialeah Park, Miami, FL, 1953, c. 1953 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

Pink flamingos stand on and around their mounded mud nests on a small island, with white waterfowl and a pale chick in the foreground and a pond and grassy bank behind. The caption names the scene as the flamingo colony at Hialeah Park in Miami. Hialeah Park race track, opened in 1925, was famous for the large flock of flamingos kept on its infield lake, a spectacle that became a symbol of the resort-era Miami area.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

How is the baby, I just wonder t wonder Dear Folks, Well have any of our cards arrived. We got to Miami at 1 P.M Feb 10, went on a tour this afternoon to see the city. Its mostly millionaires Its really summer here all the summer flowers blooming, it doesn't seem possible to write Feb. down here. Day after tomorrow to Key West. Then we will

PublisherGulf Stream Card & Distributing Co.

Flamingos and Nests at Hialeah Park, Miami, Fla. --- The unique feature of Hialeah Race Course is its great flock of flamingos. These birds were imported from Cuba and South America and in 1939 for the first time, flamingos were raised to maturity in this country. That first season 62 birds were hatched at Hialeah and this year there were almost one hundred. The young birds are white and take on their rich coloring with maturity. Flamingos are fed a mixture of boiled rice, dried shredded shrimp, grains and cod liver oil. D. C. 51—GULF STREAM CARD & DISTRIBUTING CO., MIAMI, FLORIDA GENUINE CURTEICH-CHICAGO "C.T. ART-COLORTONE" POST CARD (REG. U.S. PAT. OFF.) POST CARD

PostmarkedMiami, FL, February 11, 1953, 14:00

Addressed to

Mr + Mrs Wm Steele

217 Walnut St Oconomowoc, WI

Postcard record

Postmarked	February 11, 1953, 14:00, Miami, FL
Publisher	Gulf Stream Card & Distributing Co.
Series	D. C. 51—
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mr + Mrs Wm Steele, 217 Walnut St, Oconomowoc, WI
Place depicted	Hialeah Park, Miami, FL
Place mentioned	Hialeah Race Course, Hialeah, FL
Stamp	2c John Adams, red, perforated on all sides
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a narrow white border; light edge and corner wear, small nick at top edge. Postmark: MIAMI, FLA. FEB 11 12-M 1953. Linen-textured divided-back Curteich "C.T. Art-Colortone" card with printed Hialeah flamingo text; light edge wear and a small corner crease at upper right.

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Flamingos and nests, Hialeah Park, Miami, FL, 1953, postcard, c. 1953. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/flamingos-and-nests-hialeah-park-miami-fl-1953. Accessed November 2, 2026.