The Star flower bed, Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1935

Subjects: Gardens Public Parks & Commons
Card type: Linen
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of The Star flower bed, Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1935, c. 1930 linen postcard — Back

About this postcard

A large star-shaped flower bed of red, yellow and green plantings set in a circular lawn island at the center of a curving roadway, with a low rocky bluff and wooded parkland behind it. The card labels the display "The Star" in Brackenridge Park, San Antonio's long-established municipal park laid out along the San Antonio River on land given by the Brackenridge family. Such carpet-bedding floral displays were a popular feature of American city parks in the early twentieth century.

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PublisherE. C. Kropp Co.

THE STAR, BRACKENRIDGE PARK, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—53 --- The Sunken Garden in Brackenridge Park is one of the show places of America. It was an old abandoned rock quarry, but man and nature have made of it a beautiful sight. A tea garden, managed by expert Japanese, is situated at the Garden so the visitor may refresh himself and view the beauties of the Garden at the same time. 6383N POST CARD PLACE ONE CENT STAMP HERE FIVE CENTS TO ANYWHERE IN U.S. VIA AIRMAIL MADE IN U.S.A. BY E. C. KROPP CO., MILWAUKEE

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Publisher	E. C. Kropp Co.
Series	53
Condition	Very good
Place depicted	Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, TX
Publisher	E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee, WI
Notes	White border; visible linen-like crosshatch texture; card number 53 printed at the end of the caption. No postmark and no handwriting anywhere on the back. Divided-back linen-era card with white border; printed descriptive text at left, "POST CARD" heading and stamp box at right; E. C. Kropp Co. imprint, card no. 6383N. Clean, light toning only.

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The Star flower bed, Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, Texas, circa 1935, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/the-star-flower-bed-brackenridge-park-san-antonio-texas-circ. Accessed October 24, 2026.