Boat Landing 1919

Description: Front: Script at top left reads, Boat Landing, Winona Lake, Ind. Sign towards bottom right reads, Fare to Boy City 10c, Round Trip 15c. Steamers leave this Dock at 10 A.M. 2 P.M. 4 P.M. and 7 P.M. Sharp... Back: Body of message reads, Warsaw, Ind., Jan. 26, 1919. Dear Cousin Helen, How are you all, we are all right. Got home allright. How is Catherine and Reatha, tell them I said hello, Say when are you coming up? When you come up we will go to town every day, ha ha, so hugs from your cousin Wilma. Addressed to, Miss Helen Rathfon, Rochester, Indiana. R.R.5. Box 92.
The City of Warsaw the steam powered double decked boat shown at the dock served two types of customers. For a period of time one could board the City of Warsaw in the vicinity of Winona Ave. near the intersection of the Pennyslvania and the Big Four railroads and travel to and from the resort at Winona Lake. It also provided a leisurely tour around the shores of Winona Lake to hundred of thousands of visitors over the years.
Origin: 1919-01-27
Created By: E. C. Kropp Co., Milwaukee
Source: http://palni.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15705coll8/id/164
Collection: Grace College - Winona Lake Postcards
Copyright: Contact Morgan Library, Winona Lake, IN for copy and usage permissions
Geography: Winona Lake (Ind.)
Subjects: Dock and boats

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