Palm trees and lily pond, typical park scene in Southern California, circa 1940

Subjects: Gardens Lakes & Ponds Public Parks & Commons
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Palm trees and lily pond, typical park scene in Southern California, circa 1940, Mrs A. B. Phelps, IL, USA, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A generic Southern California park view: tall fan palms and a darker deciduous tree rise above lawns edged with beds of pink and red flowers, with globe streetlamps along a curving walk. In the foreground a low concrete-rimmed pool holds water lilies in bloom. The caption presents it simply as "A Typical Park Scene in Southern California," a stock scenic used to evoke the region's palm-lined public gardens rather than a specific named park.

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.

PostmarkedLos Angeles, CA, February 21, 1935, 17:30

Addressed to

Mrs A. B. Phelps

Morris, Chicago, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked	February 21, 1935, 17:30, Los Angeles, CA
Publisher	Western Publishing & Novelty Co.
Series	650
Condition	Very good
Place addressed	Mrs A. B. Phelps, Morris, Chicago, IL
Stamp	1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
Notes	White 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. 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, typical park scene in Southern California, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/palm-trees-and-lily-pond-typical-park-scene-in-southern-cali. Accessed October 25, 2026.