A small hatchery building with a steep hipped roof, arched window, and stone walls, surrounded by dense trees. A stone wall with an open gate leads to the building. The scene is at Backbone State Park, Iowa.
Monochrome photograph with white printed caption; no white border visible; likely real photo postcard.
No postmark and no stamp; unused divided-back card. Handwritten dealer notation at top right ("RMLJ $2.00") is a price mark, not correspondence. Front (context only) is a black-and-white real-photo view captioned "HATCHERY BACKBONE STATE PARK IOWA" with number CS87. Light foxing/toning spots on the back.
Cite this card
Hatchery, Backbone State Park, Iowa, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/hatchery-backbone-state-park-iowa. Accessed October 5, 2026.
