A close view of pine boughs heavy with open cones against a pale blue sky, with a four-line verse printed in the upper right praising Wisconsin's pines as a healthful retreat. Cards of this kind were sold as souvenir greetings from the pine woods and lake country of northern Wisconsin, a region promoted in the early twentieth century as a vacationland of fresh air and evergreen forest.
White border; visible linen-weave texture; verse printed on the picture side.
No postmark. Divided-back 'POST CARD' with stamp box marked E C / K Co; E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee imprint and card number 12305. Handwritten sender note/date Oct-21-1944 on message side; light soiling and corner wear.
Cite this card
Pine branches and cones, Wisconsin, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/pine-branches-and-cones-wisconsin-circa-1940. Accessed October 24, 2026.
