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The Singing Tower at night, Lake Wales, FL, 1933

Subjects
GardensHistoric TowersLakes & Ponds
Card type
Linen
Date
c. 1933 (Linen)
Front of The Singing Tower at night, Lake Wales, FL, 1933, c. 1933 linen postcard
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Back of The Singing Tower at night, Lake Wales, FL, 1933, c. 1933 linen postcard
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About this postcard

A night view of the Singing Tower at Mountain Lake Sanctuary in Lake Wales, Florida, rising above trees and reflected in a pond. The 205-foot tower, completed in 1929 as the centerpiece of Edward W. Bok's sanctuary, now Bok Tower Gardens, was designed by Milton B. Medary and houses a carillon. President Calvin Coolidge dedicated the sanctuary in 1929.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Thanks for, remembering me A - and B -

PublisherAsheville Post Card Co.
NIGHT-TIME "THE SINGING TOWER" MOUNTAIN LAKE SANCTUARY, LAKE WALES, FLA.
PostmarkedPetersburg, FL, January 13, 1933, 12:30
Stamp
Addressed to
Rev R. R. Hadley

7 Jason Terrace Arlington, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, Petersburg, FL
PublisherAsheville Post Card Co.
SeriesBEAUTIFUL FLORIDA SERIES
ConditionGood
Place addressedRev R. R. Hadley, 7 Jason Terrace, Arlington, MA
Place depictedThe Singing Tower, Lake Wales, FL
Place depictedMountain Lake Sanctuary, Lake Wales, FL
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; linen texture; diagonal crease at lower right. Postmark: PETERSBURG, FLA. JAN 13 12:30 PM 1933. Divided back, white border, C.T. American Art colored, Asheville Post Card Co. imprint. Light edge wear, lower-right crease.

Cite this card

The Singing Tower at night, Lake Wales, FL, 1933, postcard, c. 1933. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-singing-tower-at-night-lake-wales-fl-1933. Accessed November 2, 2026.