White swans and ducks swim on a quiet stretch of river at Leeper Park, with a grassy bank, a low fence and a dense canopy of trees reflected in the water. Leeper Park was laid out along the St. Joseph River in South Bend in the late nineteenth century and became one of the city's best-known pleasure grounds, later home to a band shell and a 1906 Studebaker-designed bridge. The card's caption names the scene simply as a river view in the park.
Postcard Details
Message · English, in pen
My dear Mamie O.
with great pleasure do I send this
card — Now I want to tell
Saturday and I have been much to do
I just didn't have the time to look
around and ask about it but
you are [illegible] for [illegible] and
especially write you and I will
see you for it and I will write
a line Sunday and tell
you [illegible] and that's
before going tomorrow
Thin white margin at bottom carrying the printed caption; heavy reddish color cast and visible halftone screen; light wear along the left edge.
Postmark: WARSAW, IND. JUL 30 1910 7:30 AM. Divided-back government postal card with 1¢ Washington stamp and flag cancel; message written sideways along the left edge in pen; light edge wear and slight toning.
Cite this card
Swans on the river, Leeper Park, South Bend, Indiana, circa 1910, postcard, n.d.. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/swans-on-the-river-leeper-park-south-bend-indiana-circa-1910. Accessed October 25, 2026.
