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Scene in Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, WA, 1910

Subjects
EasterForests & TreesGardensPublic Parks & Commons
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1910 (Golden Age)
Front of Scene in Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, WA, 1910, Western Springs, IL, USA, c. 1910 lithograph postcard
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Back of Scene in Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, WA, 1910, Western Springs, IL, USA, c. 1910 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The view looks across a broad lawn in Point Defiance Park, with beds of red and white flowers and a curving walkway at right. Tall evergreen firs rise behind the plantings, and a rustic structure is partly visible among the trees. Point Defiance Park, set on a peninsula on Puget Sound, was Tacoma's large municipal park and a popular place for walks and picnics in the early 1900s. Its mix of formal gardens and old-growth forest made it a natural subject for postcards. The sender's Easter note mentions seeing "Hamilton make three flights today," likely pioneer aviator Charles K. Hamilton, a reminder that exhibition flying was still a novelty in 1910.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Lucy, My thoughts will be with you Easter morning and thought of so many times but simply cannot seem to write my trip. Saw Hamilton make three flights today. It was very exciting. Our company home in July but expect to come back in September. Hop- ing best wishes for a Happy Easter Lovingly Paula

PublisherCentral News Co.
Scene in Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, Wash.
PostmarkedTacoma, WA, March 23, 1910, 14:00
Stamp
Addressed to
Miss Lucy Williams

Western Springs, IL

Postcard record

Postmarked, Tacoma, WA
PublisherCentral News Co.
ConditionGood
Place addressedWestern Springs, IL
PublisherCentral News Co., Tacoma, WA
Stamp1c George Washington, green, issued 1909
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesThin white margin at edges; stippled chromolithograph texture typical of the era. Pencil dealer price ("122.00") at top edge. Postmark: TACOMA, WASH. MAR 23 2-P M 1910. Divided-back card ("THIS SPACE FOR ADDRESS ONLY", 1907+), 1c Franklin green stamp, message references early aviation ("Saw Hamilton make three flights today"). Light edge/soil wear, ink slightly smudged.

Cite this card

Scene in Point Defiance Park, Tacoma, WA, 1910, postcard, c. 1910. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/scene-in-point-defiance-park-tacoma-wa-1910. Accessed November 2, 2026.