1960 Anaheim CA City Park Water Lily Pond Colourpicture Postcard Mailed For Sale

This mid-century postcard presents a tranquil view of the water lily pond within the City Park of Anaheim, located in Orange County, California. The scene, captured from a color photograph by Geo. E. Watson, depicts a lush, twenty-acre park landscape featuring a pond dense with lily pads, where goldfish are noted to swim. A young girl in a vibrant red dress is seated at the water\'s edge, engaging with the pond, while the background is populated with a variety of flora including palm trees and a weeping willow, with a small bridge completing the idyllic setting. The card was published by Colourpicture of Boston, Massachusetts, a firm renowned for its high-quality photochrome reproductions that dominated the American postcard market during this period, and distributed by Golden West of Long Beach, California.Mailed from Anaheim on March 14, 1960, the verso carries a 3-cent Liberty stamp and a GIVE + RED CROSS FUND imprint. It was sent to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stewart in Kimmell, Indiana, from a correspondent named Hazel in nearby Santa Ana. The message details Hazel\'s extended stay in California, expressing relief at having escaped a 10-degree climate to enjoy the region\'s abundant flora and daily sunshine, with a specific note of the 73-degree temperature on the day of writing. The correspondence provides a personal glimpse into the seasonal migration and the allure of Southern California\'s Orange Empire during the early 1960s, celebrated for its citrus industry and burgeoning suburban communities. The card also bears a small, handwritten price notation of .25 in the upper corner, a common practice among antique paper dealers.