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Largemouth bass head on a string, Arnolds Park, IA, circa 1907

Subjects
Comics & HumorHunting & Fishing
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Largemouth bass head on a string, Arnolds Park, IA, circa 1907, C. P. Benit's Souvenir Stand, IA, USA, c. 1907 printed photo postcard
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Back of Largemouth bass head on a string, Arnolds Park, IA, circa 1907, C. P. Benit's Souvenir Stand, IA, USA, c. 1907 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

A close-up shows the head of a largemouth bass hanging from a cord passed through the gills, with its spotted, scaled back and one eye filling the frame. The printed caption reads "It was weighed by the / Scales on its Back," a pun on the fish's scales and a weighing scale. The sender, Earnest Henke of Arnolds Park, writes that he does not know when he will come down, wants to take in the 'old settelors picknick' at river Side (likely Old Settlers picnic at Riverside), and plans to run his stand and stay there for the winter. Arnolds Park was a resort and amusement park on West Okoboji Lake, and souvenir stands like C. P. Benit's sold comic fishing cards to summer visitors.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

I dont know when I will be down I want to take in the old settelors picknick at river Side. I want to run my Stand I am going to Stay up here this winter rite soon

PublisherC. P. Benit's Souvenir Stand
It was weighed by the Scales on its Back. Part 3. --- Pub. for C. P. Benit's Souvenir Stand, Stevens Beach, Arnolds Park, Ia. Post Card PLACE STAMP HERE
Addressed to

Earnest Hentz Arnolds Park Box 95 Iowa

FromEarnest Hentz, Box 95, Arnolds Park, IA

Postcard record

PublisherC. P. Benit's Souvenir Stand
SeriesPart 3.
ConditionGood
PublisherC. P. Benit's Souvenir Stand, Arnolds Park, IA
Place sent fromEarnest Hentz, Box 95, Arnolds Park, IA
NotesHalftone screen visible; plain white background with no border; light soiling and slight corner wear; caption printed vertically along both sides. No postmark. Divided-back "Post Card" with stamp box; pencil message written sideways; imprint for C. P. Benit's Souvenir Stand, Stevens Beach, Arnolds Park, Iowa. Light toning and edge wear.

Cite this card

Largemouth bass head on a string, Arnolds Park, IA, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/largemouth-bass-head-on-a-string-arnolds-park-ia-circa-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.