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Greetings from Nebraska large letter postcard, Walnut Hill Reservoir, circa 1945

Subjects
General GreetingsLarge Letter
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Greetings from Nebraska large letter postcard, Walnut Hill Reservoir, circa 1945, General Distributing Company, NE, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Greetings from Nebraska large letter postcard, Walnut Hill Reservoir, circa 1945, General Distributing Company, NE, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A large-letter greeting card spells out NEBRASKA in tall red-topped block letters, each letter framing a small view: a classical public building, a landscaped reservoir with a fountain labeled "Walnut Hill Reservoir," a downtown street with a streetcar, a streamlined passenger train, and a stone civic building. Large-letter cards were a staple of American roadside tourism from the 1930s into the 1950s, condensing a state's attractions into a single souvenir image. Walnut Hill Reservoir was a landscaped waterworks park in Omaha, Nebraska, often pictured on local postcards of the period.

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PublisherGeneral Distributing Company
Greetings FROM WALNUT HILL RESERVOIR Nebraska --- Omaha is the 39th city in population. It is the key city in the nation's richest agricultural empire. A 100-mile circle centering at Omaha includes 1,373,100 persons living in four States. PUB. BY GENERAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, OMAHA, NEBRASKA "TICHNOR QUALITY VIEWS" REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. MADE ONLY BY TICHNOR BROS., INC., BOSTON, MASS. POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE MADE IN U.S.A 66678
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PublisherGeneral Distributing Company
ConditionVery good
PublisherGeneral Distributing Company, Omaha, NE
NotesLinen-textured stock with visible crosshatch weave; image runs to the edge with no white border. Slight wear at corners. No postmark; unused divided-back linen-era large-letter card. Tichnor imprint, one-cent stamp box, no damage.

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Greetings from Nebraska large letter postcard, Walnut Hill Reservoir, circa 1945, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/greetings-from-nebraska-large-letter-postcard-walnut-hill-re. Accessed October 25, 2026.