Tall trees frame a rocky bank at the edge of a calm lake, with a path winding among boulders in the foreground. Across the water, the far shore rises into low, wooded hills.
The caption places the scene at Mt. Washington in Kansas City, Missouri, a wooded neighborhood. In the early 1900s, Kansas City's parks and outlying neighborhoods were promoted as places for fresh air and leisure, and this view presents Mt. Washington as a shaded retreat.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
Hello Marie
Yes I am still waiting
to get yes sure hoping
to hear from soon if not sooner
Well I suppose I will have snow
by this time it try hard to snow
to day but I guess the ice [illegible]
are not working night get [illegible]
[illegible] we would get lot of snow to
day dont forget the line [illegible]
[illegible] me I am still writing
Chromolithograph with visible halftone/stone dot texture; light corner and edge wear; caption printed along lower edge.
Postmark: KANSAS CITY MO. 1912 12 00 PM. Divided-back card; publisher imprint South West News Co., Kansas City, Mo. Handwritten message in pen, written sideways along the left edge. 1c green Washington stamp.
Cite this card
Lake and shore, Mt. Washington, Kansas City, MO, 1912, postcard, c. 1912. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lake-and-shore-mt-washington-kansas-city-mo-1912. Accessed November 2, 2026.
