A lurid sunset sky of orange and crimson glows above a broad, calm lake, with a dark tree-lined shore on the horizon and leafy branches framing the right foreground; the card's own caption reads "Greetings from Park Rapids, Minn." Park Rapids is the gateway town to Itasca State Park, the headwaters of the Mississippi River, and the surrounding lake country of north-central Minnesota was a popular resort and vacation destination in the early 20th century.
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Postcard record
Series
20780
Condition
Very good
Notes
White border; visible linen/crosshatch texture; printed number 20780 in the lower right corner of the image.
No postmark. Unused divided-back "POST CARD" with "THIS SPACE FOR WRITING" / "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS" / "PLACE STAMP HERE" and "MADE IN U.S.A." imprint; no message, no address. Linen-textured stock with white border; light foxing and soiling.
Cite this card
Sunset over a lake, Park Rapids, Minnesota, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/sunset-over-a-lake-park-rapids-minnesota-circa-1935. Accessed October 24, 2026.
