Hand-colored card of a fisherman on Clear Lake with a sunset in the background. Clear Lake was once called the “Saratoga of the West,” boasting good fishing, swimming, and boating. Number 66208.
Title
Greetings from Clear Lake, Iowa
Index Date
1940
Publisher
Tichnor Bros. Inc. (Boston, Mass.)
Type of Resource
still image
Genre
postcard
Physical Extent
1 postcard : color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Medium
Linen Tichnor Quality Views, divided back. Made in USA.
citation/reference
The Antique Classic Boat Society Inc., Bob Speltz Land-O-Lakes Chapter, 1974 (http://acbs-bslol.com/boating-history/bobsboathouse/clearlake/)
Date Issued
1930-1950
Note
Purchase or donation
Note
Scanned with HP Scanjet 4670 at 600 ppi. Archival master image available in tiff format.
Language
English
Topic
Cerro Gordo County (Iowa)
Topic
Clear Lake (Iowa)
Topic
Lakes & ponds
Topic
Boats
Topic
Sports
Topic
Fishing
Topic
Greeting cards
Cartographic
43.135306, -93.413080
Classification
MS 108, Box 2, ihpc_cleara0011
Related Item
Iowa Historical Postcard Collection (IHPC)
Related Item
Grinnell College. Special Collections and Archives
Related Item
Digital Grinnell
Identifier (local)
ihpc_cleara0011
Identifier (local)
grinnell:14040
Access Condition
Grinnell College Libraries does not own the copyright in these images and therefore cannot give or deny permission to publish or distribute any of them. It is the researcher's responsibility to determine and satisfy copyright or other use restrictions when publishing or distributing material from this collection. Any materials used must carry a credit line: Historic Iowa Postcard Collection, Special Collections and Archives, Grinnell College Libraries.
