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Palm trees and lily pond, Southern California, 1935

Subjects
GardensLakes & PondsPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1935 (Linen)
Front of Palm trees and lily pond, Southern California, 1935, Mrs A. B. Pheips, IL, USA, c. 1935 linen postcard
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Back of Palm trees and lily pond, Southern California, 1935, Mrs A. B. Pheips, IL, USA, c. 1935 linen postcard
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About this postcard

Tall fan palms and a darker deciduous tree rise above lawns edged with beds of pink and red flowers. A curving walk lined with globe streetlamps leads toward a low concrete-rimmed pool where water lilies bloom in the foreground. The caption presents the scene as a typical Southern California park rather than a named one. By the 1930s, palm-lined parks and lily ponds were familiar postcard images of Southern California, used to promote the region's mild climate and gardens.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pencil

Hello Sis [illegible] the weather here is what you would like, Ash burn if you get the card I sent him how did he like it write soon Tued.

PublisherWestern Publishing & Novelty Co.
650 A TYPICAL PARK SCENE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 1A-H529 --- POST CARD THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY THIS SPACE FOR WRITING MESSAGES WESTERN PUBLISHING & NOVELTY CO., LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
PostmarkedLos Angeles, CA, February 21, 1935, 17:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Mrs A. B. Pheips

Morris New York Chicago, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked, Los Angeles, CA
PublisherWestern Publishing & Novelty Co.
Series650
ConditionVery good
Place addressedMrs A. B. Pheips, Morris, New York, Chicago, IL
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; visible linen/canvas texture; production code 1A-H529 at lower right (Curt Teich style numbering); light edge wear. Postmark: LOS ANGELES, CALIF. FEB 21 5:30 PM 1935 ARCADE STA. 9. Divided-back linen-era card with white border; 1¢ green Washington stamp; light edge wear and a few ink smudges near the postmark.

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Palm trees and lily pond, Southern California, 1935, postcard, c. 1935. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/palm-trees-and-lily-pond-southern-california-1935. Accessed November 2, 2026.