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Medina Lake near San Antonio, Texas, circa 1940

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Forests & TreesLakes & Ponds
Card type
Printed photo
Date
c. 1915 (White Border)
Front of Medina Lake near San Antonio, Texas, circa 1940, c. 1915 printed photo postcard
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Back of Medina Lake near San Antonio, Texas, circa 1940, c. 1915 printed photo postcard
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About this postcard

View across the still water of Medina Lake, with wooded hills along the far shore and live oaks and cedar growing from a rocky limestone ledge in the foreground. The caption names the reservoir as lying near San Antonio, Texas. Medina Lake was created by the Medina Dam, completed in 1913 on the Medina River west of San Antonio, and became a popular Hill Country resort and recreation spot in the early twentieth century.

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PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
Medina Lake, near San Antonio, Texas.—1 --- Medina Lake, within one hour's ride of San Antonio over perfect highways, is considered by experts as the greatest black bass fishing grounds in America. The government maintains a fish hatchery from which the entire output goes into the lake, as it is found that conditions are ideal to the rapid growth of black bass. The dam, 164 feet high and 1,580 feet in length, which holds this enormous body of water in check, represents an investment of seven million dollars. It was built primarily as an irrigation project. 25432 POST CARD E. C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE PLACE STAMP HERE
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PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.
ConditionVery good
Place depictedMedina Lake, TX
Place mentionedSan Antonio, TX
PublisherE. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
NotesWhite border; fine halftone screen visible in the sky and water; faint vertical line near center. No postmark or handwriting; unused divided-back card. White border on front, textured matte stock, blue-ink imprint; E. C. Kropp Co. "K Co" stamp box.

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Medina Lake near San Antonio, Texas, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1915. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/medina-lake-near-san-antonio-texas-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.