Lake in Izaak Walton Park, Burlington, Iowa, 1953

Subjects: Lakes & Ponds Public Parks & Commons
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1953 (Chrome)

Back of Lake in Izaak Walton Park, Burlington, Iowa, 1953, Mrs Lester Frank, IA, USA, c. 1953 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A calm lake fills most of the view, with a dense band of trees along the far shore and a large tree framing the right side. In the foreground, a grassy bank dotted with small flowers slopes down to the water. The lake sits in Izaak Walton Park in Burlington, Iowa, a Mississippi River city in the southeast corner of the state. The park takes its name from Izaak Walton, the seventeenth-century English author of The Compleat Angler, a fitting namesake for a quiet public lake.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hi Jim all :- Received all your mail But I have been busy so far Jim You know hav'nt had time to think, Well Walter said he had a nice hot time 2 days after he was home. well I will see Kids Sat 3rd Come on here to go the bunch to practice as until Then I can talk better Then write Love Jim Clan

PostmarkedBurlington, IA, September 25, 1953, 15:30

Addressed to

Mrs Lester Frank

R. R. 2. Morning Sun, IA

Postcard record

Postmarked	September 25, 1953, 15:30, Burlington, IA
Publisher	Wholesale Distributors, Inc.
Series	21816N
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs Lester Frank, R. R. 2., Morning Sun, IA
Stamp	3c Thomas Jefferson, purple, perforated on all sides
Notes	Linen-textured stock with a narrow white border; worn, rounded corners and light edge chipping. Postmark: BURLINGTON IOWA SEP 25 3:30 PM 1953. Divided-back "Natural Color Card" (E. C. Kropp) with 3¢ Jefferson stamp; light edge/corner wear.

Cite this card

Lake in Izaak Walton Park, Burlington, Iowa, 1953, postcard, c. 1953. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lake-in-izaak-walton-park-burlington-iowa-1953. Accessed November 2, 2026.