Jewel Box flower gardens, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO, 1933

Subjects: Gardens Public Parks & Commons
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1933 (Linen)

Back of Jewel Box flower gardens, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO, 1933, Mrs W.D. Stearns, ID, USA, c. 1933 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A formal sunken garden of massed annual beds in pink, red, yellow, and white, threaded by curving tan paths and a small blue pool stocked with goldfish. Japanese-style stone lanterns, a pagoda ornament, and a rustic wooden bridge stand among palms and trees. The caption names it the Jewel Box in Forest Park, St. Louis, the park's glasshouse conservatory and floral display. The view shows the surrounding outdoor flower gardens rather than the glass building itself. Forest Park, laid out in the 1870s, hosted the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Mrs. Stearns, Just a little greeting in rememberance of the pleasant time I enjoyed at your home and at St. Louis Hope you + Mr Stearns are both well, my only wish is I'd like to be back in St. Louis With sincere regards Viewing + Arnold

PostmarkedSt. Louis, MO, October 2, 1933, 22:00

Addressed to

Mrs W.D. Stearns

Grangeville, ID

Postcard record

Postmarked	October 2, 1933, 22:00, St. Louis, MO
Publisher	St. Louis Greeting Card Co.
Series	7A-H313
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mrs W.D. Stearns, Grangeville, ID
Stamp	2c George Washington, red, perforated on all sides
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a white border; Curt Teich-style job number 7A-H313 in the lower right corner. Postmark: ST. LOUIS, MO. OCT 2 10-PM 1933 GIVE ENOUGH THROUGH YOUR COMMUNITY CHEST. Linen-era divided-back card with white border; blue-pen message; orange stain/tape residue at corners and center, covering the left edge of the printed description of the Jewel Box and the beginning of the printed city slogan.

Cite this card

Jewel Box flower gardens, Forest Park, St. Louis, MO, 1933, postcard, c. 1933. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/jewel-box-flower-gardens-forest-park-st-louis-mo-1933. Accessed November 2, 2026.