Headwaters of the Mississippi River, Itasca State Park, Minnesota

Subjects: Lakes & Ponds National & State Parks
Card type: Chrome
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Headwaters of the Mississippi River, Itasca State Park, Minnesota, Park Rapids, MN, USA, c. 1930 chrome postcard — Back

About this subject

A view across a calm lake ringed by a dark forested shoreline under a blue sky with puffy clouds. In the left foreground a tall tree stands beside a reddish stone marker inscribed with text about the Mississippi River, and rocky shallows with a small riffle of water run along the sandy shore in the foreground.

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PublisherNorthern Minnesota Novelties

THE WATERS AT THIS POINT 1,000 FEET ABOVE THE OCEAN MISSISSIPPI RIVER BEGIN TO FLOW ON ITS WINDING WAY 2552 MILES TO THE GULF OF MEXICO --- K-20—HEADWATERS OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER ITASCA STATE PARK, MINNESOTA Here 1,475 feet above the Gulf of Mexico, the mighty Mississippi begins to flow on its winding way 2,552 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. ITASCA STATE PARK, MINNESOTA POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE IC-K267 NORTHERN MINNESOTA NOVELTIES, CROSSLAKE, MINN. "CURTEICHCOLOR" REPRODUCTION FROM KODACHROME ORIGINAL

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Condition	Good
Place mentioned	Itasca State Park, Park Rapids, MN
Publisher	Northern Minnesota Novelties, Crosslake, MN
Notes	Chrome-era color card with visible paper texture and slight surface wear; image bleeds to the edges with no white border. Marker inscription is partly legible. No postmark; unused card, no stamp, no handwriting. Divided-back 'POST CARD' layout with stamp box (IC-K267). Curteichcolor reproduction from Kodachrome original; publisher imprint 'Northern Minnesota Novelties, Crosslake, Minn.' runs vertically at left. Linen-textured stock, circa 1940s-50s. Light soiling/toning on the back.

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Headwaters of the Mississippi River, Itasca State Park, Minnesota, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/headwaters-of-the-mississippi-river-itasca-state-park-minnes. Accessed October 5, 2026.