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Japanese Tea Garden and Sunken Gardens, Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1935

Subjects
GardensPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Japanese Tea Garden and Sunken Gardens, Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Japanese Tea Garden and Sunken Gardens, Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this subject

View of the Japanese Tea Garden in Brackenridge Park, showing a lily pond with water lilies in the foreground, flower-lined stone walkways, a pagoda-roofed pavilion, and rocky limestone ledges with a stone stairway at right. A tall smokestack rises at the left against a sunset sky.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Miss Nellie, I am having such a nice rest here. Have been to the park once, and out on a pretty drive through the country. Sincerely, Bessie Hart

PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
JAPANESE TEA GARDEN AND SUNKEN GARDENS, BRACKENRIDGE PARK, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—3 --- The Sunken Garden in Brackenridge Park is one of the show places of America. It was an old abandoned rock quarry, but man and nature have made of it a beautiful sight. A tea garden, for which the city of San Antonio has employed an expert Japanese manager, is situated at the Garden so the visitor may refresh himself and view the beauties of the Garden at the same time. POST CARD 25430 BY E.C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS. Not for Forest Park Station
PostmarkedWaltham, MA, August 21, 1936, 08:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Nellie Straiton

First Christian Church, Ft. Worth, Texas

Postcard record

Postmarked, Waltham, MA
Series3
ConditionVery good
Place addressedFirst Christian Church, Ft Worth, TX
Place depictedBrackenridge Park, San Antonio, TX
Place mentionedSan Antonio, San Antonio, TX, San Antonio, TX
Place mentionedBrackenridge Park, San Antonio, TX, San Antonio, TX
PublisherMilwaukee, WI
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesLinen-textured stock with white border; printed series number '3' at end of caption. Postmark: WALTHAM MASS AUG 21 1936 8:30 AM (slogan: BUY U.S. SAVINGS BONDS / ASK YOUR POSTMASTER). Divided-back linen-era card; large purple 'POST CARD' overprint; pink 'Not for Forest Park Station' imprint; printed descriptive text on back; light edge wear.

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Japanese Tea Garden and Sunken Gardens, Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/japanese-tea-garden-and-sunken-gardens-brackenridge-park-san. Accessed October 5, 2026.