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Pavilion and pagoda, Overton Park, Memphis, TN, circa 1930

Subjects
GardensPatrioticPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1930 (White Border)
Front of Pavilion and pagoda, Overton Park, Memphis, TN, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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Back of Pavilion and pagoda, Overton Park, Memphis, TN, circa 1930, c. 1930 linen postcard
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A long white colonnade and pergola, the pagoda, stretch across a paved terrace in Overton Park, with a red-roofed pavilion at left flying American flags. Beds of tulips and shaped plantings fill the foreground lawn. The printed caption calls Overton Park "Most beautiful of thirty-two Memphis parks" and notes its nine-hole golf course, Doughboy Memorial Statue, and Brooks Memorial Art Gallery. Overton Park, established in 1901, was one of Memphis's largest parks. The Brooks Memorial Art Gallery and a Doughboy memorial to local World War I servicemen were among its attractions.

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PublisherBluff City News Co.
PAVILION AND PAGODA IN OVERTON PARK, MEMPHIS, TENN.—25 Most beautiful of thirty-two Memphis parks. Contains a nine-hole Golf Course, Doughboy Memorial Statue and Brooks Memorial Art Gal-lery.
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Postcard record

PublisherBluff City News Co.
Series17690
ConditionVery good
PublisherMemphis, TN
NotesLinen-textured stock, no white border; card number 25 printed at end of caption. No postmark. Undivided back (no message/address divider line); linen-textured stock; Kropp 'A NATURAL COLOR POST CARD' stamp box with corner marks E C / K C9. Dealer pencil mark '#59 1-' at lower right. No stamp, no handwriting.

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Pavilion and pagoda, Overton Park, Memphis, TN, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/pavilion-and-pagoda-overton-park-memphis-tn-circa-1930. Accessed November 2, 2026.