Giant cypress trees, Florida's forests, 1953

Subjects: Forests & Trees Lakes & Ponds
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1953 (Chrome)

Back of Giant cypress trees, Florida's forests, 1953, Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Steele & family, WI, USA, c. 1953 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

Tall bald cypress trees rise from still, reflective water, their trunks and branches draped with long gray veils of Spanish moss. Flowering shrubs line the near bank, and a pale sunset sky glows behind the trees. The printed caption calls them "GIANT CYPRESS TREES, MONARCHS OF FLORIDA'S FORESTS IN THE SUNSHINE STATE." Bald cypress (Taxodium distichum) is the signature tree of Florida swamps and hammocks, and Spanish moss is an epiphyte, not a parasite. By the early 1950s, views like this were standard Florida tourist cards, sold to visitors and mailed north.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Jan. 23, 1953 Greetings from the "Sunny South" Sorry I didn't get my little [illegible] with my Christmas card this year. I did go first [illegible] up to [illegible] we arrived [illegible] had a lovely letter [illegible] Dec. 8. Suppose you did from Hayde[illegible] very interesting How are you Harriet? [illegible] [illegible] are just fine. Weather is wonderful. Temp. 70°-80° every day Love, [illegible]

PostmarkedINDIAN ROCKS BEACH, FL, January 24, 1953, 15:30

Addressed to

Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Steele & family

217 Walnut St. Rt 3 Box 206 C Oconomowoc, WI

Postcard record

Postmarked	January 24, 1953, 15:30, INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, FL
Publisher	Hartman Litho Sales Company
Series	G601 E-5160
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mr. & Mrs. Wm. Steele & family, 217 Walnut St., Rt 3 Box 206 C, Oconomowoc, WI
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a visible crosshatch pattern; thin white border; light edge and corner wear. Postmark: INDIAN ROCKS BEACH FLA. JAN 24 3:30 PM 1953. Linen-texture divided-back card; distributed by Hartman Litho Sales Co., Largo, FL; made by Eastern Photo Litho Co., Lowell, MA. Foxing/stains near center-left.

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Giant cypress trees, Florida's forests, 1953, postcard, c. 1953. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/giant-cypress-trees-floridas-forests-1953. Accessed November 2, 2026.