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Iowa state map with large IOWA letters and scenic vignettes, circa 1940

Subjects
Large LetterMaps
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Iowa state map with large IOWA letters and scenic vignettes, circa 1940, Des Moines, IA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Iowa state map with large IOWA letters and scenic vignettes, circa 1940, Des Moines, IA, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The card is a pictorial map of Iowa, with the state name “IOWA” in large red letters across a yellow outline; town names, the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, and small black line drawings of farm and river life fill the map. Numbered vignettes around the border show a grain elevator, cattle, a railroad depot, a monument, a domed capitol building, and riverboats. Such mid-century map cards were produced as tourist souvenirs, combining state geography with local landmarks and industries.

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PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
IOWA MISSOURI RIVER MISSISSIPPI RIVER Spencer Algona Mason City Charles City Ossian Festina Nashua Waverly Arlington Oelwein Dubuque Manchester Independence Waterloo Cedar Falls Iowa Falls Humboldt Fort Dodge Webster City Sioux City Cherokee Storm Lake Denison Dunlap Earling Council Bluffs Red Oak Shenandoah Boone Ames Ogden Marshalltown Tama Grinnell Newton Des Moines Pella Knoxville Oskaloosa Ottumwa Mt. Pleasant Burlington Fort Madison Keokuk Iowa City Davenport Muscatine Cedar Rapids Anamosa Clinton 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 --- KEY TO VIEWS ON OTHER SIDE:— 1—Tower of Legends, Sioux City 2—Cliff Dwellers, Crystal Lake Cave 3—Post Office and Federal Court House, Waterloo 4—Des Moines County Court House 5—Chief Keokuk Monument, Rand Park, Keokuk 6—Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines 7—Memorial Union Building, Ames 8—Boats Going Through Locks on Mississippi 9—Lovely Flowers, Tulip Time, Pella 10—High School, Ottumwa 11—One Of The Burlington Route Zephyrs 13809N POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE NATURAL COLOR POSTCARD MADE IN U.S.A. BY E.C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS. - (LAT)
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PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
ConditionVery good
Place depictedState Capitol, Des Moines, IA
Place depictedMississippi River
Place depictedMissouri River
Place depictedIowa, IA
Place depictedDes Moines, IA
Place mentionedPella
Place mentionedOttumwa, IA
Place mentionedCrystal Lake Cave
Place mentionedSioux City, IA
Place mentionedWaterloo, IA
Place mentionedKeokuk, IA
Place mentionedAmes, IA
PublisherE.C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
NotesWhite border; linen texture; numbered vignettes 1–11 around the map; no publisher imprint visible. No postmark. Divided back; linen texture; white border; light edge wear.

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Iowa state map with large IOWA letters and scenic vignettes, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/iowa-state-map-with-large-iowa-letters-and-scenic-vignettes. Accessed October 25, 2026.