Olmos Dam, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1940

Subject: Bridges & Dams
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Olmos Dam, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1940, Mrs. D. W. Lendermon, TX, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this subject

Elevated view of the long arched Olmos Dam stretching across the landscape near San Antonio, Texas, with water behind the spillway. Flowering shrubs and yucca plants fill the foreground, and wooded hills and a pale sky lie beyond.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Hi: Thanks a lot for the card. I'd love to exchange cards with you. Please write to my new address. Sincerely (miss) Juneth Whitaker 1026 Avant Avenue San Antonio (3) Texas

PublisherSan Antonio Card Co.

22:-OLMOS DAM, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS --- OLMOS DAM NEAR SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS Constructed at a cost of $1,571,000 at the edge of the city of San Antonio, this dam is across a dry channel which drains the rainfall from a wide area of hill country, and the only outlet of which is the San Antonio River over which there are about fifty bridges within the city limits. This dam is for flood prevention, but has been made one of the most attractive drives in the city. POST CARD MADE IN USA PUB. BY SAN ANTONIO CARD CO., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 47472 THIS SPACE FOR WRITING THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS

PostmarkedSan Antonio, TX, August 10, 1945, 08:30

Addressed to

Mrs. D. W. Lendermon

939 E. Richmond, Ft. Worth (3), Texas

FromJuneth Whitaker, 1026 Avant Avenue, San Antonio (3), Texas

Postcard record

Postmarked	August 10, 1945, 08:30, San Antonio, TX
Series	22
Condition	Good
Place addressed	Mrs. D. W. Lendermon, 939 E. Richmond, Ft. Worth, TX
Place mentioned	Olmos Dam, San Antonio, TX
Publisher	San Antonio, TX
Place sent from	Juneth Whitaker, 1026 Avant Avenue, San Antonio, TX
Notes	Linen-textured stock with visible crosshatch grain; no white border; light edge wear. Postmark: SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AUG 10 8:30 AM 1945. Linen-era divided-back card; stamp removed (stamp box empty, printed 'STAMP HERE'). Handwritten date '8/11/45' at top. Light edge wear and toning.

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Olmos Dam, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/olmos-dam-san-antonio-texas-circa-1940. Accessed October 5, 2026.