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Japanese Tea Garden and Sunken Gardens, San Antonio, TX, 1936

Subjects
GardensPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1936 (Linen)
Front of Japanese Tea Garden and Sunken Gardens, San Antonio, TX, 1936, c. 1936 linen postcard
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Back of Japanese Tea Garden and Sunken Gardens, San Antonio, TX, 1936, c. 1936 linen postcard
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About this postcard

View of the Japanese Tea Garden and Sunken Gardens in Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, with a lily pond and water lilies in the foreground, flower-lined stone walkways, a pagoda-roofed pavilion, and rocky limestone ledges and a stone stairway at right. A tall smokestack rises at left against a sunset sky. The garden was made from an abandoned rock quarry and was described as one of the show places of America. San Antonio employed a Japanese manager to run the tea garden, where visitors could refresh themselves while taking in the scenery. The rugged ledges and stairway suggest the site's quarry origins.

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 na- ture have made of it a beautiful sight. A tea garden, for which the city of San Antonio has employed an expert Japanese manager, is situ- ated at the Garden so the visitor may refresh himself and view the beauties of the Garden at the same time.
PostmarkedFORT WORTH, TX, August 24, 1936, 20:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Nellie Straiton

First Christian Church Ft. Worth, TX

Postcard record

Postmarked, FORT WORTH, TX
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
Series25430
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMiss Nellie Straiton, First 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
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930, perforated on all sides
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, issued 1938, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with white border; printed series number '3' at end of caption. Postmark: FORT WORTH AUG 24 1936 TEX 8 PM. Divided-back linen-era card; large purple 'POST CARD' overprint; printed 'ASK YOUR POSTMASTER' slogan; pink ink handstamp 'Not for Forest Park Station'; printed descriptive text on back; light edge wear.

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Japanese Tea Garden and Sunken Gardens, San Antonio, TX, 1936, postcard, c. 1936. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/japanese-tea-garden-and-sunken-gardens-san-antonio-tx-1936. Accessed November 2, 2026.