Greetings from Le Mars, Iowa, lake scene, 1944
- Card type
- Linen
- Date
- c. 1944 (Linen)
About this postcard
The printed greeting “GREETINGS FROM LE MARS, IOWA” accompanies a generic scenic view: a calm lake or river edge, dense green trees along the shore, a sandy foreground, and low distant hills under a blue sky with white clouds. The view is stock scenery rather than a recognizable Le Mars landmark, a common way greeting cards paired a town name with an appealing landscape. Le Mars, in northwest Iowa, grew as a railroad town in the 1860s and later became a dairy and ice cream center, home to the Blue Bunny brand. The 1944 date places the card during the Second World War, when general greetings like this were widely sold.
Postcard Details
Akron, IA
Postcard record
| Publisher | Tichnor Bros., Inc. |
|---|---|
| Series | 72512 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place addressed | Mrs Minnie Raynor, Akron, IA |
| Place mentioned | Le Mars, IA |
| Publisher | Tichnor Bros., Inc., Boston, MA |
| Notes | Linen-textured stock with a wide orange border; printed card number 72512 at lower right. Slight corner wear. No postmark — card was not mailed; handwritten date "Apr - 20 - 1944" in the address area. Divided-back linen-texture card with Tichnor imprint and one-cent stamp box; light edge wear, no creases. |
Cite this card
Greetings from Le Mars, Iowa, lake scene, 1944, postcard, c. 1944. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/greetings-from-le-mars-iowa-lake-scene-1944. Accessed November 2, 2026.