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Lily ponds, Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1935

Subjects
GardensLakes & PondsPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Lily ponds, Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Lily ponds, Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard
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About this postcard

The picture shows the water-lily ponds of Tower Grove Park in St. Louis, with lily pads and yellow and pink blossoms covering the still water, flower beds and shrubs along the banks, and a long glasshouse range with a tall brick chimney behind the trees. Tower Grove Park was laid out in the late 1860s on land given by Henry Shaw, the founder of the adjacent Missouri Botanical Garden, and was designed in the English park style with carriage drives and ornamental plantings. The lily ponds and the greenhouse structures seen here were among its horticultural attractions.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Rec'd 8/6/45 - ans 8/31/43 Dear Pal, Thank you for the card. Dont have much time as I go to the softball park practically every night. Really go for sports. [illegible] 1736 S. 18th St.

PublisherPaul Monroe Company
21:—LILY PONDS, TOWER GROVE PARK, ST. LOUIS, MO. --- LILY PONDS, TOWER GROVE PARK, ST. LOUIS, MO. These lily ponds in bloom offer one of the most beautiful sights to be seen anywhere. They are found in Tower Grove Park, also famous for its great variety of rare trees and cultivated shrubs. POST CARD THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS THIS SPACE FOR WRITING PUB. BY PAUL MONROE COMPANY MADE IN U.S.A. 47860
PostmarkedAugust 1, 1945, 00:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs Fay Beeching

Box 6, Galvin, Wash.

From1754 S. 18th St.

Postcard record

Postmarked
PublisherPaul Monroe Company
Series21
ConditionVery good
Place depictedTower Grove Park, St. Louis, MO
Stamp1c George Washington, green, perforated on all sides
NotesLinen-textured stock with a visible crosshatch pattern; narrow white margin at the edges. Card number 21 printed before the caption. Postmark: U.S. MO. AUG 1 12-M 1945 — linen-texture divided-back card with white border, 1¢ green Washington stamp, "MADE IN U.S.A." and "PUB. BY PAUL MONROE COMPANY" imprints; light edge/corner wear, ink slightly smudged at signature.

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Lily ponds, Tower Grove Park, St. Louis, Missouri, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lily-ponds-tower-grove-park-st-louis-missouri-circa-1935. Accessed October 24, 2026.