Horizontal black and white halftone postcard showing a park scene with a stone arch bridge and a small pond. Trees frame the left and right sides of the image and a park bench is visible in the center. A dense handwritten message in cursive covers the bottom white margin.
Reverse side of an unposted undivided back postcard with an ornate scrollwork banner containing the words Post Card. A dashed stamp box is in the upper right. The center features a handwritten cursive address for Miss Clara Mae Gross in Canton Ohio.
Horizontal black and white halftone postcard showing a park scene with a stone arch bridge and a small pond. Trees frame the left and right sides of the image and a park bench is visible in the center. A dense handwritten message in cursive covers the bottom white margin.
Reverse side of an unposted undivided back postcard with an ornate scrollwork banner containing the words Post Card. A dashed stamp box is in the upper right. The center features a handwritten cursive address for Miss Clara Mae Gross in Canton Ohio.

1900s Water Works Park Canton Ohio Vintage Postcard UDB

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About This Vintage Postcard

There is a serene beauty in seeing a shared community sanctuary exactly as it offered a moment of peace to neighbors over a century ago. This postcard captures a picturesque view of Water Works Park in Canton, Ohio featuring a graceful stone arch bridge reflecting in the still waters of a winding creek. The extensive handwritten message across the bottom bridges the years to a Tuesday evening when a resident penned a quick note to a friend about arriving home safe and making future plans.

Details

Era: Undivided Back
Decade: 1900s (before 1907)
City: Canton
State: Ohio
Country: United States of America
Topics: Public Parks, Stone Bridges, Landscapes, Nature, Local Landmarks
Artist Photographer: J. Murray Jordan
Condition: Circulated (No postmark)
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Publisher: J. Murray Jordan
Printer: J. Murray Jordan

Additional Information

This card is part of the topographical series personally photographed, published, and printed by J. Murray Jordan at his Philadelphia establishment. Water Works Park, now known as Stadium Park, was a center of recreation for Canton residents in the early 1900s. The image was produced using a high quality halftone process and features the characteristic serif captioning of Jordan work. The reverse includes an ornate scrollwork banner with the phrase "This side for the address" printed below.

The handwritten message on the front reads: "Can't go to Turkey Foot on Thursday. Dear friend. Received the letter and had I read it sooner could have left and answer. I am not offended or disappointed as I had no arrangement made. How are you and your folks just at present but will let you no. Arrived home safe on Sunday eve at 10. L. S. J. N." ("Turkey Foot" was the Turkey Foot Park/Club House in the Akron/Portage Lakes area, about 15-20 miles north of Canton. It was a very popular early 20th-century resort destination featuring lakes, resorts, and vacation spot.)

The back is addressed in cursive to Miss Clara Mae Gross Route 1 Canton Ohio.

This would look great framed or make an excellent addition to any collection.

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