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Lovers' Lane, Madison, WI, 1913

Subjects
Forests & TreesPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1913 (Golden Age)
Front of Lovers' Lane, Madison, WI, 1913, Mrs Agnes Learned Dawson, MI, USA, c. 1913 printed photo postcard
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Back of Lovers' Lane, Madison, WI, 1913, Mrs Agnes Learned Dawson, MI, USA, c. 1913 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

A winding dirt footpath curves away between tall, mostly bare deciduous trees, with a large trunk filling the right foreground and a canopy of fine branches overhead. The card names it Lovers' Lane in Madison, Wisconsin, a city whose lakeside walks and university grounds made shaded paths like this one popular strolling routes in the early 1900s. The sender, who signed himself Percy, wrote his message in Esperanto, the constructed international language then promoted through clubs and correspondence networks as a common second tongue. He asked for his parents' address so he could send more cards, and summed up the lane in one line: "La loko por mi !!!" (the place for me).

Postcard Details

Message · eo, in pen

La loko por mi !!! Kiu estas la adreso de mia patro kaj patrino? Mi deziras sendi kelkajn post- kartojn. Adoranta Percy

Translation

The place for me !!! What is the address of my father and mother? I wish to send some post- cards. Adoring Percy

PublisherR. B. Knopp
Lovers' Lane, Madison, Wis.
PostmarkedMadison, WI, July 17, 1913, 19:30
Addressed to
Mrs Agnes Learned Dawson

Ganges, MI

Postcard record

Postmarked, Madison, WI
PublisherR. B. Knopp
Series1361
ConditionGood
Place addressedMrs Agnes Learned Dawson, Ganges, MI
NotesDivided-back era card; black-and-white halftone with red printed caption and publisher imprint at lower left; light edge and corner wear, small stain at lower right. Postmark: MADISON WIS. JUL 17 7-30 PM 1913 — divided-back "Post Card" stock, no government imprint; message written in pencil in Esperanto; heavy tape residue over the stamp box at upper right, worn and creased corners, toned card stock.

Cite this card

Lovers' Lane, Madison, WI, 1913, postcard, c. 1913. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/lovers-lane-madison-wi-1913. Accessed November 2, 2026.