Color postcard (13.5 x 8.5 cm) entitled Lagoon and Bridge, Elmwood Park, Omaha, Neb. at the bottom of the card. The lagoon is tree lined and at the end of the image the bridge is just barely visible under the trees. There are two ladies and a man on the left side of the lake and across on the right side are three ladies. It looks as if there are a couple of children near the bridge.
Elmwood Park was the second largest of the park system designed by Horace (H.W.S.) Cleveland. It is located about 3 1/4 miles west of downtown. It is bounded by Dodge, Happy Hollow Blvd, 60th, Pacific & 67th streets. Cleveland recommended Omaha acquire a park large enough to shut out city noises and refresh the senses. In 1889, Lyman Richardson, John T. Bell and Leopold Doll donated the original 55 acres. The land was described as having many beautiful elms hence the name Elmwood Park. Scenic roadways and a seven acre lake were added in 1892. The terrain in Elmwood contains many ravines. Bridges were constructed over ravines on scenic walking trails. Source: Wakeley, Arthur. Omaha: The Gate City and Douglas County Nebraska, Chicago: S. J. Clarke & Company, c1917, p. 158.
