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Lake Polk from the Pavilion, near Bartow, Florida, circa 1910

Subject
Lakes & Ponds
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Lake Polk from the Pavilion, near Bartow, Florida, circa 1910, Miss Chasa Knight, PA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Lake Polk from the Pavilion, near Bartow, Florida, circa 1910, Miss Chasa Knight, PA, USA, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this subject

View across the still water of Lake Polk toward a tree-lined far shore, seen from the pavilion. A sandy bank with a rustic wooden rail fence and tall pines frames the left foreground, while weathered pilings and a small dock structure stand in the shallows.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Will be out on that side Will not stop for train this time-

PublisherThe Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd.
Lake Polk from the Pavilion, near Bartow, Fla. --- SOUVENIR POST CARD The Valentine & Sons' Publishing Co., Ltd., New York Printed in Great Britain
PostmarkedMifflintown, PA, May 15, 1908, 20:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Chasa Knight

Mifflintown, Penna

Postcard record

Postmarked, Mifflintown, PA
Series20733
ConditionGood
Place addressedMiss Chasa Knight, Mifflintown, PA
PublisherNew York, NY
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1930
NotesChromolithograph-style coloring with a fine stippled texture; printed number 20733 and a small publisher monogram at lower left. Slight edge and surface wear. Postmark: MIFFLINTOWN PA MAY 15 8 PM 1908. Divided-back Valentine 'Souvenir Post Card' (printed in Great Britain); dealer pencil note 'PS $1.00 Y' at top; light edge wear.

Cite this card

Lake Polk from the Pavilion, near Bartow, Florida, circa 1910, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lake-polk-from-the-pavilion-near-bartow-florida-circa-1910. Accessed October 5, 2026.