A collection of postcard images documenting the golden age of flowing artesian wells across the United States and the world, generally from the early 1900s and with a bias toward Texas. Also included, from time to time, are other water-related postcards.

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  1017 unique cards in my collection


abilene



alice


alpine

 


arlington

 


artesian belt railroad


austin





thanks to DT and Laura for this repro-card


thanks to Dennis for this series of cards





 

 
 









balmorhea










 
 

 
  

  








bandera


beaumont



belton


 

big bend



 
 

big spring


  








bishop



brackettville

brady


bridgeport

  

brownsville





brownwood



bryan
 
 
 
 
caldwell


canyon  


canyon city



carbon



cat spring


christoval 

 

clarendon

cleburne

 

colorado



corpus christi














 
cotulla


crystal city

dalhart




 
 

dallas

 




 





 




  
 


del rio







 
 



denison


dimmit county


el campo



 





 
 
 
 
 

el paso

 
  
forney


 
 

fort stockton

 

 




 

 
 

 
 









 


 
 

 
 
 
 
  

fowlerton




freeport




  
 
fort worth
 
 
friona
 
 

 


ganado



gatesville



georgetown



glen rose







 





 
 








 

gonzales


 
 
goose creek



gorman



graham

 
 
granger
 
  

gulf coast



hale county

 
 
harriss valley
 
 


  haskell


hereford





hillsboro



houston





hubbard





ingleside

 irion county

 


johnson city

junction


 
 
 
 

 
 

kenedy



kingsville

 

lampasas








 

laredo


 
leakey
 

levelland
 
 
 
lubbock





madera springs

marble falls

marlin



 

 
  



 





 











 

 









 

 
 



 

 




 









 










 
 




 


 


marshall





mart



merkle springs



mertzon



midland






mineral wells















  

 
 









 











 

















 

















 

monahans  





 
 
 


nederland



new braunfels











 
 

 


  



 

 
 
 

   




 

 

 
 

 
 

 
 

palacios




 


 
ottine
 
 
palestine
 
 
 


palo pinto county

  

panhandle



pearsall

pecos



 
 
 

plainview














 

 
 

port arthur







 

port lavaca



quanah



  rio grande


salt flat


san angelo






san antonio







 
  






 
 

 


































 


 
 

 
  
 



 

 

 san felipe

 
 

san marcos

headwaters & pre-aquarena

 
 
 
 


aquarena springs
 
 








1. pirate's cove
 


 2. rainbow fountains
 
 
 
 
 
3. swiss sky ride
 
 
 







 
 



 
 


 

 
6. the grotto
 
7. restaurant
 
 
8. gift shop
 

 
10. submarine theater (the approach)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. submarine theater (the theater) 
 
 
 

 
 
10. submarine theater (submerged)
 

 
10. submarine theater (the show) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
10. submarine theater (the show: ralph the swimming pig) 
 





 

  

 
   
 
 
10. submarine theater (the show: other critters) 
 
 

 
10. submarine theater (the show: aquamaids)



 

 
 

 


 

 




 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
10. submarine theater (the show: glurpo and glurpette)
 
  


 

 
 
 
10. submarine theater (the show: witch doctor)
 
 

 
10. submarine theater (gettin' hitched underwater!)
 
 
 
 
10.5. lake 

 
 
11. glass bottom boats (dock)
 

 

 


 
 
 
11. glass bottom boats (on the water)
 
 







 







 

 



 
 
 
  

11. glass bottom boats (through the looking glass)
 
 





 


11. glass bottom boats (leaving the docks)
 


 
12. texana village
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. swimming pool


 
   

14. inn/hotel




 


15. Burleson home
 
 

16. hanging gardens
 
 

 

17. dry dock sidewalk cafe

18. dead man's landing

19. mexican market

20. noria


21. mission
 
21ish, not on map. sky spiral






22. inspiration bridge

23. tree house

24. grist mill

 
 
25. spring house

26. river walk

27. golf course

  

28. casa de papel
 
 


x. big plans (not realized)


spring lake dam


 
 
 
 
 
river (near powerhouse/aquarena springs drive)



 
 
 

 
river (near the hatchery)
 
 
 

 
 

 
 
 

 
river (fish hatchery)
 



 
 
 
 


 
 

river (sewell park) 
 
 
 
 
river (Rogers River Resort/Rio Vista)
  
 


 

downriver


 



sour lake


  stanton



stonewall 

stovall



sutherland springs







sweetwater




 
 
taylor



temple



terrell




texarkana


 


texas




 
 
 
  


 
texas city



tioga



 
 
tulia
 
 
victoria 

 

waco





 
  
 






 
 

 
 

 
walnut springs


 

 

waxahachie


 


west texas


windmills
 

wizard wells


misc-tx




algeria

 
 
australia
 
 
austria






california




Thanks to Ned Coleman of Hurrah's Nest for this card!


  
 
  canada

 
 
 


colorado

  

dijon, france











   

england

 

florida





  

france

 


georgia



holland



  iceland

illinois


indiana






iowa


 

italy


kansas







lillers, france





louisiana

  

maine





mexico
 


michigan



 



minnesota




 
 
missouri
 

 mystery

check out the cat!


 
 




new mexico


alamogordo
 


artesia








 

cloudcroft



 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

 




 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 





 
 



 
 










 

  

 
 





deming




 

glorieta pass


hot springs


lake arthur


  

roswell






 


 
 












 
 



 
 





 

 
las vegas

 
santa rosa


oklahoma

claremore

 
 
 
 
guthrie







 

sulphur
 



 


 





 


 



  


 
 
 

valliant



oregon

paris, france


  

 
  



  

 
 


 



pennsylvania




south dakota





utah




west virginia


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