Map of Iowa with city names and inset views, circa 1940

Subject: Maps
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Map of Iowa with city names and inset views, circa 1940, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A yellow map of Iowa with the state name in large red letters, surrounded by numbered inset views of buildings, a streamlined train, a statue, and a riverfront industrial scene. The map labels cities including Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Davenport, Sioux City, and Council Bluffs, along with the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. This linen-era map postcard style combined state geography with local landmarks for tourists and residents.

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PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.

IOWA MISSOURI RIVER MISSISSIPPI RIVER Spencer Algona Mason City Charles City Ossian Festina Nashua Cherokee Storm Lake Humboldt Iowa Falls Waverly Arlington Oelwein Sioux City Fort Dodge Webster City Cedar Falls Waterloo Manchester Dubuque Independence Denison Boone Ames Marshalltown Cedar Rapids Anamosa Clinton Dunlap Ogden Tama Grinnell Earling Newton Iowa City Davenport Des Moines Pella Muscatine Knoxville Council Bluffs Oskaloosa Mt. Pleasant Red Oak Ottumwa Burlington Shenandoah Fort Madison Keokuk 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 --- KEY TO VIEWS ON OTHER SIDE:— 1—Tower of Legends, Sioux City 2—Cliff Dwellers, Crystal Lake Cave 3—Post Office and Federal Court House, Waterloo 4—Des Moines County Court House 5—Chief Keokuk Monument, Rand Park, Keokuk 6—Iowa State Capitol, Des Moines 7—Memorial Union Building, Ames 8—Boats Going Through Locks on Mississippi 9—Lovely Flowers, Tulip Time, Pella 10—High School, Ottumwa 11—One Of The Burlington Route Zephyrs 13809N POST CARD PLACE STAMP HERE NATURAL COLOR POST CARD MADE IN U.S.A. BY E. C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE, WIS.—(LAY)

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Postcard record

Publisher	E. C. Kropp Co.
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Iowa, IA
Notes	Linen texture visible; numbered inset views around the map; no white border. No postmark — unused card. Divided-back Kropp "Natural Color" postcard with printed key to the 11 views; linen-textured stock, no white border on the front; light foxing/soiling and a few stains on the back, corners slightly worn.

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Map of Iowa with city names and inset views, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/map-of-iowa-with-city-names-and-inset-views-circa-1940. Accessed October 25, 2026.