A vintage color chrome postcard featuring a scenic view of Des Moines Lake in Wisconsin. Two long, light-colored wooden docks extend into the calm water from a sandy shoreline on the left. The far bank is lined with a dense, dark green forest of pines and deciduous trees under a vast sky filled with soft, white cumulus clouds. Des Moines Lake is printed in red cursive text at the top center.
The reverse side of an uncirculated vintage chrome postcard with a divided back layout printed in blue ink. The upper right features a POST CARD Address heading and a stamp box with the code S-103184. The lower left includes a printed description of Des Moines Lake as the Fish Bowl of Wisconsin. Vertical text along the center divider identifies the publisher as Don Bingham Post Cards of Medford, Wisconsin.
A vintage color chrome postcard featuring a scenic view of Des Moines Lake in Wisconsin. Two long, light-colored wooden docks extend into the calm water from a sandy shoreline on the left. The far bank is lined with a dense, dark green forest of pines and deciduous trees under a vast sky filled with soft, white cumulus clouds. Des Moines Lake is printed in red cursive text at the top center.
The reverse side of an uncirculated vintage chrome postcard with a divided back layout printed in blue ink. The upper right features a POST CARD Address heading and a stamp box with the code S-103184. The lower left includes a printed description of Des Moines Lake as the Fish Bowl of Wisconsin. Vertical text along the center divider identifies the publisher as Don Bingham Post Cards of Medford, Wisconsin.

1960s Des Moines Lake Webb Lake Wisconsin Vintage Postcard

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About This Vintage Postcard

A profound stillness settles over the mirror-like waters of Des Moines Lake, where long wooden docks reach out from the sandy shore into a vast, unhurried afternoon. The deep greens of the dense Wisconsin pines frame the horizon, capturing a quiet sense of escape that has drawn generations of families to these spring-fed northern waters.

Details

Era: Chrome 1960s (1964)
City: Webb Lake (near Spooner)
State: Wisconsin
Country: United States of America
Topics: Des Moines Lake, Fishing, Waterfront, Nature, Resorts
Artist/Photographer: Don Bingham
Condition: Uncirculated
Orientation: Horizontal (Landscape)
Publisher: Don Bingham Post Cards, Medford, Wisconsin
Printer: Unknown

Additional Information

This chrome era card features photography by Don Bingham, a prolific documentarian of the Fish Bowl of Wisconsin region. Des Moines Lake is historically significant as a popular vacation spot near Spooner and Webb Lake, known for its spring-fed clarity and excellent fishing. The card preserves the mid-century vacationland aesthetic of Burnett County, a time when these quiet docks served as the gateway to some of Wisconsin's most cherished outdoor memories.

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

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