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Osprey nesting in the Everglades, Florida

Subject
Birds
Card type
Chrome
Date
c. 1945 (Linen)
Front of Osprey nesting in the Everglades, Florida, Dearborn Heights, MI, USA, c. 1945 chrome postcard
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Back of Osprey nesting in the Everglades, Florida, Dearborn Heights, MI, USA, c. 1945 chrome postcard
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About this subject

A large stick nest built in the crotch of a bare tree, with two or three hawks or ospreys perched on and beside it. The background is a clear blue sky, with bare branches framing the scene at left and right.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Loved Ones, We are well and have just gotten home from the Everglades. I was tired & didn't mail any there. Lorne and Gordon went with me. We plan to start sometime around the 1st of April. I sure hope the snow is gone there by then. Mam + Dad

PublisherMurphy Bros. Press, Inc.
POST CARD TO The Osprey (Fish Hawk) nesting here in the Everglades, is found in good numbers also in the Everglades National Park in Florida. They nest in secluded spots along canals and on the Islands. 71-45 MURPHY BROS. PRESS, INC. M BP
PostmarkedWabash, IN
Stamp
Addressed to
The Elmares

25054 Stanford, Dearborn Heights, Mich. 48125

Postcard record

PostmarkedWabash, IN
ConditionGood
Place addressed25054 Stanford, Dearborn Heights, MI
Place mentionedEverglades National Park, FL
Stamp9c United States Capitol, green
NotesColor photo reproduction with slightly grainy, mid-century chrome look; no printed text or border visible on the front. Postmark: WABASH IND. APR 2 9 30 AM (year not legible). Divided-back chrome-era card with glossy color photo front; 9c Capitol stamp; light edge wear, no stamp box marks.

Cite this card

Osprey nesting in the Everglades, Florida, postcard, c. 1945. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/osprey-nesting-in-the-everglades-florida. Accessed October 5, 2026.