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Itasca Launch, Itasca State Park, Minnesota

Subject
Boating & Canoeing
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1951 (Chrome)
Front of Itasca Launch, Itasca State Park, Minnesota, Park Rapids, MN, USA, c. 1951 chrome postcard
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Back of Itasca Launch, Itasca State Park, Minnesota, Park Rapids, MN, USA, c. 1951 chrome postcard
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An upside-down color view of a white excursion launch carrying passengers along a wooded lakeshore, with the boat and tree line mirrored in the calm water. Dark foliage and a tree trunk frame the foreground.

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PublisherThe L. L. Cook Co.
ITASCA LAUNCH Daily excursions from Douglas Lodge to the beginning of the Mississippi—Itasca State Park, Minnesota. A Genuine Kodachrome Reproduction. The L. L. Cook Co., Milwaukee, Wis. POST CARD Address PLACE STAMP HERE Copyright 1951 The L. L. Cook Co. 45371
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ConditionGood
Place mentionedItasca State Park, Park Rapids, MN
Place mentionedDouglas Lodge, MN
PublisherMilwaukee, WI
NotesScan is rotated 180 degrees; glossy color photo-style stock, faint vertical crease/line near center. No postmark, stamp, or handwriting — unused card. Divided-back Kodachrome reproduction, copyright 1951; glossy surface, full-bleed front (no white border). Light foxing/toning and a small stain on the card stock.

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Itasca Launch, Itasca State Park, Minnesota, postcard, c. 1951. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/itasca-launch-itasca-state-park-minnesota. Accessed October 5, 2026.